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Household of William Laing (born 1838, Stirlingshire)
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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Laing, born in 1838 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza G Laing, born in 1849 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1872 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Jeannie N (born 1875 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), William G (born 1877 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and George L (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary Gillespie, born in 1864 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
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William Laing's household
William
Laing
Head
Eliza G
Laing
Wife
Robert
Laing
Son
Jeannie N
Laing
Daughter
William G
Laing
Son
George L
Laing
Son
Mary
Gillespie
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Laing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Laing | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Eliza G | Laing | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Laing | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Jeannie N | Laing | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
William G | Laing | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
George L | Laing | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Gillespie | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
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