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Household of John Laws (born 1837, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dorchester, Dorset, 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 Laws and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Laws, born in 1837 in Wareham, Dorset, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Laws, born in 1833 in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England. They had 2 children; Anne (born 1864 in Wareham, Dorset, England) and Bessie (born 1867 in Wareham, Dorset, England).


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John Laws's household

Male

John

Laws

Head
Female

Sarah

Laws

Wife
Female

Anne

Laws

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Laws

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Laws
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Wareham, Dorset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Laws

Head

Married

44

1837

Wareham, Dorset, England

Sarah

Laws

Wife

Married

48

1833

Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England

Anne

Laws

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Wareham, Dorset, England

Bessie

Laws

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Wareham, Dorset, England

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