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Household of William Laing (born 1829, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Laing, born in 1829 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; William (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Johana (born 1857 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland), William's Visitor, John (born 1854 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Visitor, Jessie (born 1858 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Laing's household

Male

William

Laing

Head
Male

William

Laing

Son
Male

David

Laing

Son
Female

Agnes

Laing

Daughter
Male

Robert

Laing

Son
Male

Alexander

Laing

Son
Female

Johana

Fraser

Servant
Male

John

Mitchell

Visitor
Female

Jessie

Mitchell

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Laing

Head

Widower

52

1829

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Laing

Son

-

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Laing

Son

-

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Laing

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Laing

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Laing

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Johana

Fraser

Servant

-

24

1857

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Mitchell

Visitor

-

27

1854

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Mitchell

Visitor

-

23

1858

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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