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Household of Martin Laing (born 1840, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, England

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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.

Martin Laing and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martin Laing, born in 1840 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. Martin was the head of the household, married to Mary J Laing, born in 1843 in Darlington, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Mary Emma (born 1867 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England), Alfred J (born 1874 in Durham, England), Louisa J (born 1876 in Durham, England) and William (born 1881 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Martin's Nurse, Jane (born 1860 in Durham, England) and Martin's Servant, Jane (born 1863 in Durham, England).


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Martin Laing's household

Male

Martin

Laing

Head
Female

Mary J

Laing

Wife
Female

Mary Emma

Laing

Daughter
Male

Alfred J

Laing

Son
Female

Louisa J

Laing

Daughter
Male

William

Laing

Son
Female

Jane

Snowdon

Nurse
Female

Jane

Tuckworth

Servant
First name(s) Martin
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Martin

Laing

Head

Married

41

1840

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Mary J

Laing

Wife

Married

38

1843

Darlington, Durham, England

Mary Emma

Laing

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Stockton on Tees, Durham, England

Alfred J

Laing

Son

Single

7

1874

Durham, England

Louisa J

Laing

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Durham, England

William

Laing

Son

Single

0

1881

Durham, England

Jane

Snowdon

Nurse

Single

21

1860

Durham, England

Jane

Tuckworth

Servant

Single

18

1863

Durham, England

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