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Household of Robert Laing (born 1840, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Robert Laing and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Laing, born in 1840 in Crail, Fife, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Janet Laing, born in 1844 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Isabella (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane A (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Mary A (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Robert Laing's household

Male

Robert

Laing

Head
Female

Janet

Laing

Wife
Female

Isabella

Laing

Daughter
Female

Jane A

Laing

Daughter
Male

Robert

Laing

Son
Female

Mary A

Laing

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Crail, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Laing

Head

Married

41

1840

Crail, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Laing

Wife

Married

37

1844

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Laing

Daughter

-

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane A

Laing

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Laing

Son

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary A

Laing

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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