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Household of Robert J Laing (born 1834, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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.

Robert J Laing and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert J Laing, born in 1834 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. Robert J was the head of the household, married to Mary M Laing, born in 1837 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1860 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Robert (born 1862 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Alfred (born 1864 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Thomas S (born 1866 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Ernest A M (born 1868 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert J's Servant, Harriet (born 1850 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Robert J's Servant, Eliza (born 1851 in Suffolk, England) and Robert J's Servant, Essie (born 1858 in Switzerland).


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Robert J Laing's household

Male

Robert J

Laing

Head
Female

Mary M

Laing

Wife
Female

Mary A

Laing

Daughter
Male

Robert

Laing

Son
Male

Alfred

Laing

Son
Male

Thomas S

Laing

Son
Male

Ernest A M

Laing

Son
Female

Harriet

Cox

Servant
Female

Eliza

Cuthbert

Servant
Female

Essie

Millivule

Servant
First name(s) Robert J
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert J

Laing

Head

Married

47

1834

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Mary M

Laing

Wife

Married

44

1837

City of London, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Laing

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Robert

Laing

Son

Single

19

1862

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Laing

Son

Single

17

1864

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Thomas S

Laing

Son

Single

15

1866

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Ernest A M

Laing

Son

Single

13

1868

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Harriet

Cox

Servant

Single

31

1850

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Cuthbert

Servant

Single

30

1851

Suffolk, England

Essie

Millivule

Servant

Single

23

1858

Switzerland

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