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Household of William Laing (born 1813, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Laing, born in 1813 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jean Laing, born in 1817 in Careston, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1849 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Georgina (born 1869 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William's Boarder, John (born 1819 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Laing's household

Male

William

Laing

Head
Female

Jean

Laing

Wife
Male

John

Laing

Son
Female

Georgina

Miller

Boarder
Male

John

Young

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Laing

Head

Married

68

1813

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jean

Laing

Wife

Married

64

1817

Careston, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Laing

Son

Unmarried

32

1849

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Georgina

Miller

Boarder

Unmarried

12

1869

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Young

Boarder

Married

62

1819

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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