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Household of Janet Law (born 1819, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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.

Janet Law and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Law, born in 1819 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Francis, born 1849 in Pettinain, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Niece, Susan (born 1857 in Crosshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet's Granddaughter, Jessie (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Janet Law's household

Female

Janet

Law

Head
Male

Francis

Law

Son
Female

Susan

Ferguson

Niece
Female

Jessie

Smith

Granddaughter
Female

Mary

McDougal

Servant
First name(s) Janet
Last name Law
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Law

Head

Widow

62

1819

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Francis

Law

Son

Unmarried

32

1849

Pettinain, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Susan

Ferguson

Niece

Unmarried

24

1857

Crosshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie

Smith

Granddaughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McDougal

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland

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