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Household of Alexander Lawson (born 1842, 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 Lawson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Lawson, born in 1842 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Christina Lawson, born in 1847 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Isabella (born 1870 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1875 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Lawson's household

Male

Alexander

Lawson

Head
Female

Christina

Lawson

Wife
Female

Isabella

Lawson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Lawson

Son
Male

John

Lawson

Son
Female

Helen

Lawson

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Lawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Lawson

Head

Married

39

1842

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Lawson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Lawson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Lawson

Son

-

10

1871

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Lawson

Son

-

8

1873

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Lawson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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