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Household of Thomas Laing (born 1804, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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 Laing and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Laing, born in 1804 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Alison Laing, born in 1804 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Sister-In-Law, Margaret (born 1811 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Agnes (born 1859 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Ann (born 1862 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Laing's household

Male

Thomas

Laing

Head
Female

Alison

Laing

Wife
Female

Margaret

Hutchison

Sister-In-Law
Female

Agnes

Lindsay

Servant
Female

Ann

Bennet

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 77
Birth year 1804
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Laing

Head

Married

77

1804

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alison

Laing

Wife

Married

77

1804

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Hutchison

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

70

1811

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Lindsay

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Ann

Bennet

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Midlothian, Scotland

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