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Household of Alexander Law (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Law, born in 1837 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ellen Law, born in 1837 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Janet (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1878 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1881 in Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Law's household

Male

Alexander

Law

Head
Female

Ellen

Law

Wife
Female

Janet

Law

Daughter
Male

William

Law

Son
Male

Robert

Law

Son
Female

Margaret

Law

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Law

Son
Female

Helen

Law

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Law
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Law

Head

Married

44

1837

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Law

Wife

Married

44

1837

Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet

Law

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Law

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Law

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Law

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Law

Son

-

3

1878

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Law

Daughter

-

0

1881

Renfrewshire, Scotland

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