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Household of William Laing (born 1846, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Campsie, Stirlingshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Laing, born in 1846 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Christina Laing, born in 1845 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1876 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1879 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1822 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland), William's Brother-In-Law, John (born 1835 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and William's Nephew, John (born 1872 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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William Laing's household

Male

William

Laing

Head
Female

Christina

Laing

Wife
Female

Mary

Laing

Daughter
Male

William

Laing

Son
Female

Janet

Laing

Daughter
Female

Mary

Paterson

Sister-In-Law
Male

John

Paterson

Brother-In-Law
Male

John

Paterson

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Laing

Head

Married

35

1846

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Christina

Laing

Wife

Married

36

1845

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Laing

Daughter

-

5

1876

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Laing

Son

-

3

1878

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Laing

Daughter

-

2

1879

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Paterson

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

59

1822

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Paterson

Brother-In-Law

Widower

46

1835

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Paterson

Nephew

-

9

1872

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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