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Household of John Laws (born 1822, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Laws, born in 1822 in Gateshead, Durham, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Laws, born in 1833 in Easington Lane, Durham, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1862 in Lumley, Durham, England) and Mark (born 1864 in Lumley, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Nephew, Benjamin Laws, born in 1867 in Lumley, Durham, England.


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John Laws's household

Male

John

Laws

Head
Female

Margaret

Laws

Wife
Male

William

Laws

Son
Male

Mark

Laws

Son
Male

Benjamin

Laws

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Laws
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Gateshead, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Laws

Head

Married

59

1822

Gateshead, Durham, England

Margaret

Laws

Wife

Married

48

1833

Easington Lane, Durham, England

William

Laws

Son

Single

19

1862

Lumley, Durham, England

Mark

Laws

Son

Single

17

1864

Lumley, Durham, England

Benjamin

Laws

Nephew

Single

14

1867

Lumley, Durham, England

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