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Household of Alexander Law (born 1829, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rutherglen, 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 1829 in Barony, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Law, born in 1846 in Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Martha B (born 1877 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isobel P M (born 1878 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1880 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Baby (born 1881 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Cousin, Helen B (born 1834 in Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Visitor, Janet A (born 1835 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Annabell P J (born 1865 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Law's household

Male

Alexander

Law

Head
Female

Jessie

Law

Wife
Female

Martha B

Law

Daughter
Female

Isobel P M

Law

Daughter
Male

Robert

Law

Son
Male

Baby

Law

Son
Female

Helen B

Murdoch

Cousin
Female

Janet A

Anderson

Visitor
Female

Annabell P J

Lang

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Law
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Law

Head

Married

52

1829

Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Law

Wife

Married

35

1846

Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha B

Law

Daughter

-

4

1877

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isobel P M

Law

Daughter

-

3

1878

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Law

Son

-

1

1880

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Baby

Law

Son

-

0

1881

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen B

Murdoch

Cousin

Unmarried

47

1834

Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet A

Anderson

Visitor

Widow

46

1835

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annabell P J

Lang

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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