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Household of Martha Laing (born 1839, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Martha Laing and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martha Laing, born in 1839 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. Martha was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Alexander (born 1861 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Ann R (born 1867 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Catherine B (born 1875 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Martha's Servant, Mary Fowlie, born in 1866 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Martha Laing's household

Female

Martha

Laing

Head
Male

Alexander

Laing

Son
Female

Ann R

Laing

Daughter
Male

Robert

Laing

Son
Female

Catherine B

Laing

Daughter
Female

Mary

Fowlie

Servant
First name(s) Martha
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Martha

Laing

Head

Widow

42

1839

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Laing

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann R

Laing

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Laing

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine B

Laing

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Fowlie

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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