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Household of James Lawson (born 1819, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, Midlothian, Scotland

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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 Lawson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Lawson, born in 1819 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Lawson, born in 1838 in Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1880 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Lawson's household

Male

James

Lawson

Head
Female

Jane

Lawson

Wife
Male

Robert

Lawson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Lawson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Lawson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Lawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Lawson

Head

Married

62

1819

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Lawson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert

Lawson

Son

-

1

1880

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Lawson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Lawson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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