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Household of William Laing (born 1853, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Laing, born in 1853 in Dunipace, Stirlingshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jemima Laing, born in 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Donald M, born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Joan McVicar, born in 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Laing's household

Male

William

Laing

Head
Female

Jemima

Laing

Wife
Male

Donald M

Laing

Son
Female

Joan

McVicar

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Laing

Head

Married

28

1853

Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jemima

Laing

Wife

Married

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Donald M

Laing

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Joan

McVicar

Visitor

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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