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Household of Edward Lawton (born 1836, 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 Lawton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Lawton, born in 1836 in Mossley, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Hannah Lawton, born in 1837 in Mossley, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1862 in Mossley, Lancashire, England), Minnie (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Wilfred (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Edward (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Servant, Sophia Birkby, born in 1861 in Low Moor, Yorkshire, England.


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Edward Lawton's household

Male

Edward

Lawton

Head
Female

Hannah

Lawton

Wife
Male

George

Lawton

Son
Female

Minnie

Lawton

Daughter
Male

Wilfred

Lawton

Son
Male

Edward

Lawton

Son
Female

Sophia

Birkby

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Lawton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Mossley, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Lawton

Head

Married

45

1836

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Lawton

Wife

Married

44

1837

Mossley, Lancashire, England

George

Lawton

Son

Single

19

1862

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Minnie

Lawton

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Wilfred

Lawton

Son

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edward

Lawton

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sophia

Birkby

Servant

Single

20

1861

Low Moor, Yorkshire, England

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