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Household of Edward Lawson (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

Edward Lawson and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Lawson, born in 1833 in Hulme, Lancashire, consisted of 3 members. Edward was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Boarder, Stephen Highfield, born in 1832 in Staffordshire, England.


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Edward Lawson's household

Male

Edward

Lawson

Head
Male

Stephen

Highfield

Boarder
Female

Eliza A

Highfield

Wife
First name(s) Edward
Last name Lawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Hulme, Lancashire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Lawson

Head

Single

48

1833

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Stephen

Highfield

Boarder

Married

49

1832

Staffordshire, England

Eliza A

Highfield

Wife

Married

45

1836

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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