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Household of Alexander Law (born 1830, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalziel, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Law, born in 1830 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Annie Law, born in 1831 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1859 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1865 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1868 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, Robert (born 1859 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Walter (born 1862 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Law's household

Male

Alexander

Law

Head
Female

Annie

Law

Wife
Male

James

Law

Son
Male

Alexander

Law

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Law

Daughter
Male

Robert

Wilson

Boarder
Male

Walter

Wilson

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Law
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Law

Head

Married

51

1830

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Law

Wife

Married

50

1831

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Law

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Law

Son

-

16

1865

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Law

Daughter

-

13

1868

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Wilson

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Wilson

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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