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Household of James C Lawson (born 1839, Northumberland)

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.

James C Lawson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James C Lawson, born in 1839 in Beadnell, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. James C was the head of the household, married to Mary Lawson, born in 1837 in Iveston, Durham, England. They had 5 children; William B (born 1864 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Edith (born 1869 in Durham, England), Louisa (born 1871 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Margaret A (born 1874 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and James C (born 1876 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James C's Servant, Elizabeth A Bunn, born in 1862 in Gateshead, Durham, England.


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James C Lawson's household

Male

James C

Lawson

Head
Female

Mary

Lawson

Wife
Male

William B

Lawson

Son
Female

Edith

Lawson

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Lawson

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Lawson

Daughter
Male

James C

Lawson

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Bunn

Servant
First name(s) James C
Last name Lawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Beadnell, Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James C

Lawson

Head

Married

42

1839

Beadnell, Northumberland, England

Mary

Lawson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Iveston, Durham, England

William B

Lawson

Son

Single

17

1864

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Edith

Lawson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Durham, England

Louisa

Lawson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Margaret A

Lawson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

James C

Lawson

Son

Single

5

1876

Gateshead, Durham, England

Elizabeth A

Bunn

Servant

Single

19

1862

Gateshead, Durham, England

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