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Household of William Laing (born 1834, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lasswade, Midlothian, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Laing, born in 1834 in Newton, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Laing, born in 1832 in Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Juan (born 1862 in Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1864 in Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1865 in Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1872 in Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Laing's household

Male

William

Laing

Head
Female

Ellen

Laing

Wife
Female

Juan

Laing

Daughter
Female

Jane

Laing

Daughter
Male

William

Laing

Son
Male

James

Laing

Son
Female

Ellen

Laing

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Laing

Head

Married

47

1834

Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

Ellen

Laing

Wife

Married

49

1832

Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland

Juan

Laing

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Laing

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Laing

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Laing

Son

-

12

1869

Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland

Ellen

Laing

Daughter

-

9

1872

Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland

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