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Household of William Laing (born 1846, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tain, Ross and Cromarty, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Laing, born in 1846 in Elgin, Morayshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Laing, born in 1849 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1868 in Morayshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Morayshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1876 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1879 in Morayshire, Scotland).


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William Laing's household

Male

William

Laing

Head
Female

Mary

Laing

Wife
Male

John

Laing

Son
Male

Robert

Laing

Son
Female

Jane

Laing

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Laing

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Laing

Head

Married

35

1846

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Mary

Laing

Wife

Married

32

1849

Invernessshire, Scotland

John

Laing

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Morayshire, Scotland

Robert

Laing

Son

-

10

1871

Morayshire, Scotland

Jane

Laing

Daughter

-

5

1876

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Margaret

Laing

Daughter

-

2

1879

Morayshire, Scotland

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