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Household of Robert Laing (born 1832, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle, Renfrewshire, 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 1832 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Laing, born in 1831 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Ann (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1865 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Elizabeth Stewart, born in 1860 in Ireland.
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Robert Laing's household
Robert
Laing
Head
Margaret
Laing
Wife
Ann
Laing
Daughter
James
Laing
Son
Robert
Laing
Son
Maggie
Laing
Daughter
Isabella
Laing
Daughter
Elizabeth
Stewart
Servant
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Laing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 49 |
| Birth year | 1832 |
| Birth place | Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Laing | Head | Married | 49 | 1832 | Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland | |
Margaret | Laing | Wife | Married | 50 | 1831 | Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Ann | Laing | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Laing | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Laing | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Laing | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Laing | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Stewart | Servant | - | 21 | 1860 | Ireland |
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