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Household of Thomas Laing (born 1841, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Laing, born in 1841 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Alice Laing, born in 1848 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Janet (born 1865 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Alice (born 1868 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Fife, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1877 in -).


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Thomas Laing's household

Male

Thomas

Laing

Head
Female

Alice

Laing

Wife
Female

Janet

Laing

Daughter
Female

Alice

Laing

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Laing

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Laing

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Laing

Head

Married

40

1841

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Alice

Laing

Wife

Married

33

1848

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Laing

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Alice

Laing

Daughter

-

13

1868

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Laing

Daughter

-

6

1875

Fife, Scotland

Maggie

Laing

Daughter

-

4

1877

-

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