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Household of John Lawrence (born 1861, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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.

John Lawrence and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lawrence, born in 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lawrence, born in 1855 in Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; Peter, born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, William Gamble, born in 1846 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Lawrence's household

Male

John

Lawrence

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lawrence

Wife
Male

Peter

Lawrence

Son
Male

William

Gamble

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Lawrence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 20
Birth year 1861
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lawrence

Head

Married

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Lawrence

Wife

Married

26

1855

Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Lawrence

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Gamble

Boarder

Unmarried

35

1846

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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