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Household of Alexander Law (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, Lancashire, England

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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.

Alexander Law and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Law, born in 1841 in , consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Emma Law, born in 1849 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Alex (born 1871 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England), Jessie (born 1873 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England), Frank (born 1875 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England), George (born 1877 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England), Duncan (born 1880 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England) and Kate (born 1881 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Sister In Law, Kate Boyott, born in 1858 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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Alexander Law's household

Male

Alexander

Law

Head
Female

Emma

Law

Wife
Male

Alex

Law

Son
Female

Jessie

Law

Daughter
Male

Frank

Law

Son
Male

George

Law

Son
Male

Duncan

Law

Son
Female

Kate

Law

Daughter
Female

Kate

Boyott

Sister In Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Law
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Law

Head

Married

40

1841

Scotland

Emma

Law

Wife

Married

32

1849

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alex

Law

Son

Single

10

1871

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Law

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Frank

Law

Son

Single

6

1875

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

George

Law

Son

Single

4

1877

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Duncan

Law

Son

Single

1

1880

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Kate

Law

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Kate

Boyott

Sister In Law

Single

23

1858

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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