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Household of Robert Laing (born 1844, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fauldhouse, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Laing, born in 1844 in Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Cathe Laing, born in 1841 in Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; Cathe (born 1865 in Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Marion (born 1867 in Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Mary (born 1874 in Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Margaret (born 1878 in Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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Robert Laing's household

Male

Robert

Laing

Head
Female

Cathe

Laing

Wife
Female

Cathe

Laing

Daughter
Female

Marion

Laing

Daughter
Male

Robert

Laing

Son
Male

Alexander

Laing

Son
Female

Mary

Laing

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Laing

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Laing

Head

Married

37

1844

Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Cathe

Laing

Wife

Married

40

1841

Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Cathe

Laing

Daughter

-

16

1865

Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Marion

Laing

Daughter

-

14

1867

Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Laing

Son

-

12

1869

Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Laing

Son

-

11

1870

Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Laing

Daughter

-

7

1874

Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Laing

Daughter

-

3

1878

Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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