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Household of James Lawrence (born 1852, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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 Lawrence and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Lawrence, born in 1852 in Merriott, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Lawrence, born in 1850 in Merriott, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Emma (born 1874 in Merriott, Somerset, England), Susan (born 1878 in Merriott, Somerset, England) and Samuel (born 1880 in Merriott, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother In Law, Elisa Eason, born in 1825 in Merriott, Somerset, England.


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James Lawrence's household

Male

James

Lawrence

Head
Female

Ellen

Lawrence

Wife
Female

Emma

Lawrence

Daughter
Female

Susan

Lawrence

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Lawrence

Son
Female

Elisa

Eason

Mother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Lawrence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Merriott, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Lawrence

Head

Married

29

1852

Merriott, Somerset, England

Ellen

Lawrence

Wife

Married

31

1850

Merriott, Somerset, England

Emma

Lawrence

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Merriott, Somerset, England

Susan

Lawrence

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Merriott, Somerset, England

Samuel

Lawrence

Son

Single

1

1880

Merriott, Somerset, England

Elisa

Eason

Mother In Law

Widow

56

1825

Merriott, Somerset, England

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