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Household of Alexander Laws (born 1838, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockton, Durham, England

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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 Laws and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Laws, born in 1838 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Laws, born in 1845 in Stockton, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1861 in Scotland), Charles (born 1869 in Stockton, Durham, England), Caroline (born 1873 in Stockton, Durham, England), Frederick (born 1874 in Stockton, Durham, England), John George (born 1874 in Stockton, Durham, England) and Henry D (born 1879 in Stockton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, William (born 1855 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) and Alexander's Boarder, Margaret (born 1860 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England).


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Alexander Laws's household

Male

Alexander

Laws

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Laws

Wife
Male

Alexander

Laws

Son
Male

Charles

W Laws

Son
Female

Caroline

Laws

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Laws

Son
Male

John George

Laws

Son
Male

Henry D

Laws

Son
Male

William

Pritchard

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Pritchard

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Laws
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Laws

Head

Married

43

1838

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sarah Ann

Laws

Wife

Married

36

1845

Stockton, Durham, England

Alexander

Laws

Son

Single

20

1861

Scotland

Charles

W Laws

Son

Single

12

1869

Stockton, Durham, England

Caroline

Laws

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stockton, Durham, England

Frederick

Laws

Son

Single

7

1874

Stockton, Durham, England

John George

Laws

Son

Single

7

1874

Stockton, Durham, England

Henry D

Laws

Son

Single

2

1879

Stockton, Durham, England

William

Pritchard

Boarder

-

26

1855

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Margaret

Pritchard

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

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