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Household of Alfred Laws (born 1843, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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.

Alfred Laws and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Laws, born in 1843 in Hoxne, Suffolk, consisted of 5 members. Alfred was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1872 in Willington, Durham, England) and Mary A (born 1874 in Willington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred's House Keeper, Dorothy (born 1863 in Durham, England) and Alfred's House Keeper Daughter, Kate (born 1881 in Willington, Durham, England).


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Alfred Laws's household

Male

Alfred

Laws

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Laws

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Laws

Daughter
Female

Dorothy

Appleby

House Keeper
Female

Kate

Appleby

House Keeper Daughter
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Laws
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Hoxne, Suffolk, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Laws

Head

Widower

38

1843

Hoxne, Suffolk, England

Elizabeth

Laws

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Willington, Durham, England

Mary A

Laws

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Willington, Durham, England

Dorothy

Appleby

House Keeper

Single

18

1863

Durham, England

Kate

Appleby

House Keeper Daughter

Single

0

1881

Willington, Durham, England

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