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Household of James Laws (born 1857, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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 Laws and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Laws, born in 1857 in Peckham, Surrey, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Lydia Laws, born in 1855 in Woolwich, Kent, England. They had 2 children; James (born 1875 in Middlesex, England) and George (born 1877 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Elizabeth Longworth, born in 1809 in St Andrew's, Middlesex, England.


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James Laws's household

Male

James

Laws

Head
Female

Lydia

Laws

Wife
Male

James

Laws

Son
Male

George

Laws

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Longworth

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Laws
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Peckham, Surrey, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Laws

Head

Married

24

1857

Peckham, Surrey, England

Lydia

Laws

Wife

Married

26

1855

Woolwich, Kent, England

James

Laws

Son

Single

6

1875

Middlesex, England

George

Laws

Son

Single

4

1877

Islington, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Longworth

Lodger

Widow

72

1809

St Andrew's, Middlesex, England

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