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Household of James Laws (born 1836, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brentford, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Laws, born in 1836 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 8 children; Rebecca (born 1868 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1869 in Acton, Middlesex, England), James (born 1880 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England), Charlotte (born 1871 in Acton, Middlesex, England), Charles (born 1872 in Acton, Middlesex, England), Martha (born 1874 in Acton, Middlesex, England), Hannah (born 1876 in Acton, Middlesex, England) and Henry (born 1877 in Acton, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Harriett (born 1862 in Chiswick, Middlesex, England) and James's Lodger, Alice (born 1866 in Chiswick, Middlesex, England).


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James Laws's household

Male

James

Laws

Head
Female

Rebecca

Laws

Daughter
Female

Alice

Laws

Daughter
Male

James

Laws

Son
Female

Charlotte

Laws

Daughter
Male

Charles

Laws

Son
Female

Martha

Laws

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Laws

Daughter
Male

Henry

Laws

Son
Female

Harriett

Burgess

Lodger
Female

Alice

Green

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Laws
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Laws

Head

Widower

45

1836

London, Middlesex, England

Rebecca

Laws

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Alice

Laws

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Acton, Middlesex, England

James

Laws

Son

Single

1

1880

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Charlotte

Laws

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Acton, Middlesex, England

Charles

Laws

Son

Single

9

1872

Acton, Middlesex, England

Martha

Laws

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Acton, Middlesex, England

Hannah

Laws

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Acton, Middlesex, England

Henry

Laws

Son

Single

4

1877

Acton, Middlesex, England

Harriett

Burgess

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Chiswick, Middlesex, England

Alice

Green

Lodger

Single

15

1866

Chiswick, Middlesex, England

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