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Household of William Laing (born 1815, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Laing, born in 1815 in Stirlingshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Laing, born in 1819 in Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; George (born 1853 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), John (born 1855 in Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1865 in Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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William Laing's household

Male

William

Laing

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Laing

Wife
Male

George

Laing

Son
Male

John

Laing

Son
Male

Alexander

Laing

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Laing

Head

Married

66

1815

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Laing

Wife

Married

62

1819

Stirlingshire, Scotland

George

Laing

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Laing

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alexander

Laing

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Stirlingshire, Scotland

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