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Household of William Laing (born 1823, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, 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 1823 in Meigle, Perthshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Laing, born in 1847 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; Susan (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Mary (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Laing's household

Male

William

Laing

Head
Female

Jane

Laing

Wife
Female

Susan

Laing

Daughter
Female

Jane

Laing

Daughter
Female

Mary

Laing

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Laing

Head

Married

58

1823

Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Laing

Wife

-

34

1847

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Susan

Laing

Daughter

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Laing

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Laing

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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