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Household of Andrew Lawson (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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.

Andrew Lawson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Andrew Lawson, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Andrew was the head of the household, married to Mary Lawson, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Adam Aitken (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James Speirs (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary Speirs (born 1868 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew Speirs (born 1870 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1876 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Andrew Lawson's household

Male

Andrew

Lawson

Head
Female

Mary

Lawson

Wife
Male

Adam Aitken

Lawson

Son
Male

James Speirs

Lawson

Son
Female

Mary Speirs

Lawson

Daughter
Male

Andrew Speirs

Lawson

Son
Male

Robert

Lawson

Son
First name(s) Andrew
Last name Lawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Andrew

Lawson

Head

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Lawson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Adam Aitken

Lawson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James Speirs

Lawson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Speirs

Lawson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew Speirs

Lawson

Son

-

11

1870

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Lawson

Son

-

5

1876

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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