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Household of James Laws (born 1814)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Laws, born in 1814 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Laws, born in 1820 in Ireland. They had 2 children; James (born 1860 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and John (born 1857 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales). They had 1 grandchild; Honora, born 1881 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Daughter In Law, Margaret (born 1857 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and James's Lodger, Harriet (born 1811 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).


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James Laws's household

Male

James

Laws

Head
Female

Mary

Laws

Wife
Male

James

Laws

Son
Male

John

Laws

Son
Female

Margaret

Laws

Daughter In Law
Female

Honora

Laws

Grand Daughter
Female

Harriet

Bendon

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Laws
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Laws

Head

Married

67

1814

Ireland

Mary

Laws

Wife

Married

61

1820

Ireland

James

Laws

Son

Single

21

1860

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Laws

Son

Married

24

1857

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Laws

Daughter In Law

Married

24

1857

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Honora

Laws

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Harriet

Bendon

Lodger

Widow

70

1811

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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