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Household of James Law (born 1844, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Law, born in 1844 in Walsden, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Law, born in 1839 in Holton, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Joseph E (born 1871 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), Earnest (born 1875 in Castleton, Lancashire, England), Harold (born 1877 in Castleton, Lancashire, England), Frederick C (born 1880 in Castleton, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Castleton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Wood, born in 1814 in Wigglesworth, Yorkshire, England.
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James Law's household
James
Law
Head
Margaret
Law
Wife
Joseph E
Law
Son
Earnest
Law
Son
Harold
Law
Son
Frederick C
Law
Son
Elizabeth
Law
Daughter
Elizabeth
Wood
Mother In Law
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Law |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Walsden, Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Law | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Walsden, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Law | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Holton, Yorkshire, England | |
Joseph E | Law | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Littleborough, Lancashire, England | |
Earnest | Law | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Castleton, Lancashire, England | |
Harold | Law | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Castleton, Lancashire, England | |
Frederick C | Law | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Castleton, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Law | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Castleton, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Wood | Mother In Law | Widow | 67 | 1814 | Wigglesworth, Yorkshire, England |
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