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Household of David Lawson (born 1837, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

David Lawson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Lawson, born in 1837 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lawson, born in 1836 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1860 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Robina S (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Maria A (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Elizabeth D (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Boarder, William Milne, born in 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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David Lawson's household

Male

David

Lawson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lawson

Wife
Male

William

Lawson

Son
Female

Robina S

Lawson

Daughter
Female

Maria A

Lawson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth D

Lawson

Daughter
Male

William

Milne

Boarder
First name(s) David
Last name Lawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Lawson

Head

Married

44

1837

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Lawson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Lawson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Robina S

Lawson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Maria A

Lawson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth D

Lawson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Milne

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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