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Household of Mary Laing (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lerwick & Gulberwick, Shetland, 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.

Mary Laing and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mary Laing, born in 1847 in , consisted of 5 members. Mary was the head of the household, They had 4 children; Barbara (born 1865 in Weisdale, Shetland Islands, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Mary Laing's household

Female

Mary

Laing

Head
Female

Barbara

Laing

Daughter
Male

John

Laing

Son
Male

James

Laing

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Laing

Daughter
First name(s) Mary
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place -

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Mary

Laing

Head

Unmarried

34

1847

-

Barbara

Laing

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Weisdale, Shetland Islands, Scotland

John

Laing

Son

-

10

1871

Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Laing

Son

-

5

1876

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Elizabeth

Laing

Daughter

-

1

1880

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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