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Household of William Laing (born 1845, Morayshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Reay, Caithness, 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.
William Laing and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Laing, born in 1845 in Elgin, Morayshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Euphemia Laing, born in 1845 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Euphemia Elsie (born 1876 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland) and Mary C (born 1881 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother-In-Law, Euphemia (born 1809 in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland), William's Servant, Agnes (born 1860 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland) and William's Servant, Margaret (born 1861 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).
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William Laing's household
William
Laing
Head
Euphemia
Laing
Wife
Euphemia Elsie
Laing
Daughter
William
Laing
Son
Mary C
Laing
Daughter
Euphemia
Peacock
Mother-In-Law
Agnes
Rugg
Servant
Margaret
Sutherland
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Laing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 36 |
| Birth year | 1845 |
| Birth place | Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Laing | Head | Married | 36 | 1845 | Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland | |
Euphemia | Laing | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Euphemia Elsie | Laing | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Reay, Caithness, Scotland | |
William | Laing | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Reay, Caithness, Scotland | |
Mary C | Laing | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Reay, Caithness, Scotland | |
Euphemia | Peacock | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 72 | 1809 | Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland | |
Agnes | Rugg | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Bower, Caithness, Scotland | |
Margaret | Sutherland | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland |
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