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Household of Christopher Lawson (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, Lancashire, 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.

Christopher Lawson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Christopher Lawson, born in 1838 in Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Christopher was the head of the household, married to Martha Lawson, born in 1846 in Cumberland, England. They had 3 children; Albert Wm (born 1867 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Mary Hellen (born 1869 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England) and Annie Burton (born 1870 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Christopher's Mother In Law, Ann (born 1820 in Alton, Staffordshire, England) and Christopher's Cousin, Emily (born 1863 in Alton, Staffordshire, England).


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Christopher Lawson's household

Male

Christopher

Lawson

Head
Female

Martha

Lawson

Wife
Male

Albert Wm

Lawson

Son
Female

Mary Hellen

Lawson

Daughter
Female

Annie Burton

Lawson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Hankinson

Mother In Law
Female

Emily

Cotton

Cousin
First name(s) Christopher
Last name Lawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Christopher

Lawson

Head

Married

43

1838

Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England

Martha

Lawson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Cumberland, England

Albert Wm

Lawson

Son

Single

14

1867

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Mary Hellen

Lawson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Annie Burton

Lawson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Hankinson

Mother In Law

Widow

61

1820

Alton, Staffordshire, England

Emily

Cotton

Cousin

Single

18

1863

Alton, Staffordshire, England

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