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Household of Thomas Laing (born 1831, Peeblesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Symington, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Laing, born in 1831 in Newlands, Peeblesshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Janet Laing, born in 1833 in West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John R (born 1861 in Liberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1864 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1868 in Liberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth B (born 1874 in Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother-In-Law, Elizabeth Broddy, born in 1807 in Stobo, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Thomas Laing's household
Thomas
Laing
Head
Janet
Laing
Wife
John R
Laing
Son
James
Laing
Son
Henry
Laing
Son
Elizabeth B
Laing
Daughter
Elizabeth
Broddy
Mother-In-Law
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Laing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Laing | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Laing | Wife | Married | 48 | 1833 | West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
John R | Laing | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Liberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Laing | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Henry | Laing | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Liberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth B | Laing | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Broddy | Mother-In-Law | Unmarried | 74 | 1807 | Stobo, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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