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Household of Janet Lawther (born 1857, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, 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 Lawther and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Lawther, born in 1857 in Dunbartonshire, consisted of 7 members. Janet was the head of the household, married to Janet Lawther, born in 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Janet (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Boarder, Alexander (born 1852 in Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Janet's Boarder, John (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Janet Lawther's household

Female

Janet

Lawther

Head
Female

Janet

Lawther

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Lawther

Daughter
Male

James

Lawther

Son
Male

John

Lawther

Son
Male

Alexander

Cumming

Boarder
Male

John

Cumming

Boarder
First name(s) Janet
Last name Lawther
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Janet

Lawther

Head

Married

24

1857

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Janet

Lawther

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Lawther

Daughter

-

6

1875

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Lawther

Son

-

4

1877

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Lawther

Son

-

2

1879

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Cumming

Boarder

Married

29

1852

Kincardineshire, Scotland

John

Cumming

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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