Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Jacob Lawson (born 1850, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Jacob Lawson and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Jacob Lawson, born in 1850 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. Jacob was the head of the household, married to Jane Lawson, born in 1844 in Hexham, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; Jacob (born 1869 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), George (born 1875 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Annie (born 1877 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Jane (born 1878 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Jacob's Lodger, James Delves, born in 1828 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Jacob Lawson's household

Male

Jacob

Lawson

Head
Female

Jane

Lawson

Wife
Male

Jacob

Lawson

Son
Male

George

Lawson

Son
Female

Annie

Lawson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Lawson

Daughter
Male

James

Delves

Lodger
First name(s) Jacob
Last name Lawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jacob

Lawson

Head

Married

31

1850

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Jane

Lawson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Hexham, Northumberland, England

Jacob

Lawson

Son

Single

12

1869

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

George

Lawson

Son

Single

6

1875

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Annie

Lawson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Jarrow, Durham, England

Jane

Lawson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Jarrow, Durham, England

James

Delves

Lodger

Single

53

1828

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Jacob Lawson in South Shields in 1881, and follow the Lawson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Jacob Lawson

We’ve found Jacob Lawson in 298 family trees. Find out more about Jacob Lawson's household and view the Lawson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census