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Household of James Law (born 1840, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

James Law and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Law, born in 1840 in Shropshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Law, born in 1851 in Gornalwood, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Joseph (born 1869 in Gornalwood, Staffordshire, England), James (born 1871 in Gornalwood, Staffordshire, England), Mary (born 1873 in Gornalwood, Staffordshire, England), Sarah (born 1875 in Gornalwood, Staffordshire, England) and Elizabeth Ann (born 1878 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).


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James Law's household

Male

James

Law

Head
Female

Mary

Law

Wife
Male

Joseph

Law

Son
Male

James

Law

Son
Female

Mary

Law

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Law

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Law

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Law
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Shropshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Law

Head

Married

41

1840

Shropshire, England

Mary

Law

Wife

Married

30

1851

Gornalwood, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Law

Son

Single

12

1869

Gornalwood, Staffordshire, England

James

Law

Son

Single

10

1871

Gornalwood, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Law

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Gornalwood, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Law

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Gornalwood, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Law

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

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