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Household of Edward Laws (born 1820, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitby, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Laws, born in 1820 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary A Laws, born in 1832 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Cuthbert (born 1857 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth M (born 1859 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England), Edward (born 1861 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England), John N (born 1863 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah A M (born 1875 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Servant, Mary Coates, born in 1867 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England.


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Edward Laws's household

Male

Edward

Laws

Head
Female

Mary A

Laws

Wife
Male

Cuthbert

Laws

Son
Female

Elizabeth M

Laws

Daughter
Male

Edward

Laws

Son
Male

John N

Laws

Son
Female

Sarah A M

Laws

Daughter
Female

Mary

Coates

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Laws
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Laws

Head

Married

61

1820

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary A

Laws

Wife

Married

49

1832

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Cuthbert

Laws

Son

Single

24

1857

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth M

Laws

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Laws

Son

Single

20

1861

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

John N

Laws

Son

Single

18

1863

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A M

Laws

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Coates

Servant

Single

14

1867

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

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