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Household of John Lawrence (born 1842, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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.

John Lawrence and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lawrence, born in 1842 in Merriott, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elisth Lawrence, born in 1840 in Merriott, Somerset, England. They had 6 children; Ann (born 1869 in Merriott, Somerset, England), Florence (born 1871 in Merriott, Somerset, England), Mary Ellen (born 1874 in Merriott, Somerset, England), Bessy (born 1876 in Merriott, Somerset, England), Benjamin (born 1877 in Merriott, Somerset, England) and Walter Jno (born 1879 in Merriott, Somerset, England).


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John Lawrence's household

Male

John

Lawrence

Head
Female

Elisth

Lawrence

Wife
Female

Ann

Lawrence

Daughter
Female

Florence

Lawrence

Daughter
Female

Mary Ellen

Lawrence

Daughter
Female

Bessy

Lawrence

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Lawrence

Son
Male

Walter Jno

Lawrence

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Lawrence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Merriott, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lawrence

Head

Married

39

1842

Merriott, Somerset, England

Elisth

Lawrence

Wife

Married

41

1840

Merriott, Somerset, England

Ann

Lawrence

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Merriott, Somerset, England

Florence

Lawrence

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Merriott, Somerset, England

Mary Ellen

Lawrence

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Merriott, Somerset, England

Bessy

Lawrence

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Merriott, Somerset, England

Benjamin

Lawrence

Son

Single

4

1877

Merriott, Somerset, England

Walter Jno

Lawrence

Son

Single

2

1879

Merriott, Somerset, England

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