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Household of Thomas Fraser Laing (born 1835, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, Midlothian, 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.

Thomas Fraser Laing and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Fraser Laing, born in 1835 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Thomas Fraser was the head of the household, married to Janet Laing, born in 1849 in Trinity, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet Scott (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas Fraser (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Walter Eckford (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas Fraser's Servant, Margaret Downes, born in 1865 in Midlothian, Scotland.


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Thomas Fraser Laing's household

Male

Thomas Fraser

Laing

Head
Female

Janet

Laing

Wife
Male

James

Laing

Son
Female

Janet Scott

Laing

Daughter
Male

Thomas Fraser

Laing

Son
Male

Walter Eckford

Laing

Son
Female

Margaret

Downes

Servant
First name(s) Thomas Fraser
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas Fraser

Laing

Head

Married

46

1835

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Laing

Wife

Married

32

1849

Trinity, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Laing

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet Scott

Laing

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas Fraser

Laing

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Walter Eckford

Laing

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Downes

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Midlothian, Scotland

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