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Household of Edward Laws (born 1836, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elham, Kent, 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.

Edward Laws and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Laws, born in 1836 in Alkham, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary Laws, born in 1841 in Folkestone, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Eliza (born 1860 in Hawkinge, Kent, England), William (born 1861 in Hawkinge, Kent, England), Edith (born 1871 in Hawkinge, Kent, England), Earnest (born 1873 in Hawkinge, Kent, England) and Minnie (born 1875 in Hawkinge, Kent, England).


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Edward Laws's household

Male

Edward

Laws

Head
Female

Mary

Laws

Wife
Female

Eliza

Laws

Daughter
Male

William

Laws

Son
Female

Edith

Laws

Daughter
Male

Earnest

Laws

Son
Female

Minnie

Laws

Daughter
First name(s) Edward
Last name Laws
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Alkham, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Laws

Head

Married

45

1836

Alkham, Kent, England

Mary

Laws

Wife

Married

40

1841

Folkestone, Kent, England

Eliza

Laws

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Hawkinge, Kent, England

William

Laws

Son

Single

20

1861

Hawkinge, Kent, England

Edith

Laws

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hawkinge, Kent, England

Earnest

Laws

Son

Single

8

1873

Hawkinge, Kent, England

Minnie

Laws

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hawkinge, Kent, England

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