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Household of James Laing (born 1837, Peeblesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, 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.
James Laing and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Laing, born in 1837 in Peeblesshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Gilloly, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 3 children; George Thomas (born 1862 in England), James (born 1870 in Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and Grace (born 1873 in Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's House Keeper, Mary Gilloly, born in 1841 in Ireland.
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James Laing's household
James
Laing
Head
Mary
Gilloly
House Keeper
George Thomas
Laing
Son
James
Laing
Son
Grace
Laing
Daughter
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Laing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Peeblesshire, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Laing | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Gilloly | House Keeper | Unmarried | 40 | 1841 | Ireland | |
George Thomas | Laing | Son | - | 19 | 1862 | England | |
James | Laing | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
Grace | Laing | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland |
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