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Household of Jacob Lawson (born 1839, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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.

Jacob Lawson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jacob Lawson, born in 1839 in Crawcrook, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Jacob was the head of the household, married to Isabella Lawson, born in 1846 in Chathill, Northumberland, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1866 in Blaydon, Durham, England), Isaac (born 1870 in Dunston, Durham, England), Isabella (born 1873 in Dunston, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Dunston, Durham, England), John (born 1877 in Dunston, Durham, England) and Margaret (born 1879 in Dunston, Durham, England).


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Jacob Lawson's household

Male

Jacob

Lawson

Head
Female

Isabella

Lawson

Wife
Female

Mary

Lawson

Daughter
Male

Isaac

Lawson

Son
Female

Isabella

Lawson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Lawson

Daughter
Male

John

Lawson

Son
Female

Margaret

Lawson

Daughter
First name(s) Jacob
Last name Lawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Crawcrook, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jacob

Lawson

Head

Married

42

1839

Crawcrook, Durham, England

Isabella

Lawson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Chathill, Northumberland, England

Mary

Lawson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Blaydon, Durham, England

Isaac

Lawson

Son

Single

11

1870

Dunston, Durham, England

Isabella

Lawson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Dunston, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Lawson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Dunston, Durham, England

John

Lawson

Son

Single

4

1877

Dunston, Durham, England

Margaret

Lawson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Dunston, Durham, England

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