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Household of R H Laing (born 1841, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, 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.

R H Laing and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of R H Laing, born in 1841 in Berwick, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. R H was the head of the household, married to Annie Laing, born in 1848 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Andrew (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James B (born 1867 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), R S (born 1876 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and A L (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was R H's Visitor, James W Berry, born in 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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R H Laing's household

Male

R H

Laing

Head
Female

Annie

Laing

Wife
Male

Andrew

Laing

Son
Male

James B

Laing

Son
Male

R S

Laing

Son
Male

A L

Laing

Son
Male

James W

Berry

Visitor
First name(s) R H
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Berwick, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

R H

Laing

Head

Married

40

1841

Berwick, Ayrshire, Scotland

Annie

Laing

Wife

Married

33

1848

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Laing

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James B

Laing

Son

-

14

1867

Lanarkshire, Scotland

R S

Laing

Son

-

5

1876

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

A L

Laing

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James W

Berry

Visitor

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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