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Household of William Laing (born 1843, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Longside, Aberdeenshire, 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 1843 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Dorothie C Laing, born in 1844 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1871 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1875 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Bruce (born 1880 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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William Laing's household
William
Laing
Head
Dorothie C
Laing
Wife
Elizabeth
Laing
Daughter
Alexander
Laing
Son
George
Laing
Son
James
Laing
Son
John
Laing
Son
Bruce
Laing
Son
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Laing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Laing | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Dorothie C | Laing | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Laing | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Laing | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
George | Laing | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James | Laing | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
John | Laing | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Bruce | Laing | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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