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Household of William Laing (born 1844, 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 1844 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Laing, born in 1842 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Ann (born 1875 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William (born 1878 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Step Son, John Addison, born in 1864 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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William Laing's household

Male

William

Laing

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Laing

Wife
Male

John

Addison

Step Son
Female

Ann

Laing

Daughter
Male

William

Laing

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
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

37

1844

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Laing

Wife

Married

39

1842

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Addison

Step Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Laing

Daughter

-

6

1875

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Laing

Son

-

3

1878

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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