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Household of Alexander Lawrence (born 1835, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 Lawrence and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Lawrence, born in 1835 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Mary (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Lawrence's household

Male

Alexander

Lawrence

Head
Female

Mary

Lawrence

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Lawrence

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Lawrence

Son
Male

James

Lawrence

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Lawrence
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Lawrence

Head

Widower

46

1835

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Lawrence

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Lawrence

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Lawrence

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Lawrence

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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