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Household of Alexander Law (born 1853)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, 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.

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 1853 in , consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Law, born in 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1876 in England), Julia (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Visitor, John (born 1855 in Ireland), Alexander's -, Barbara (born 1857 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander's -, Barbara (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's -, William (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Law's household

Male

Alexander

Law

Head
Female

Helen

Law

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Law

Daughter
Female

Julia

Law

Daughter
Female

Janet

Law

Daughter
Male

John

Flacherty

Visitor
Female

Barbara

Flacherty

-
Female

Barbara

Flacherty

-
Male

William

Flacherty

-
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Law
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Law

Head

Married

28

1853

Ireland

Helen

Law

Wife

Married

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Law

Daughter

-

5

1876

England

Julia

Law

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Law

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Flacherty

Visitor

Married

26

1855

Ireland

Barbara

Flacherty

-

Married

24

1857

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Barbara

Flacherty

-

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Flacherty

-

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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