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Household of John Lawson (born 1857, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, 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 Lawson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lawson, born in 1857 in Adlington, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Lawson, born in 1877 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1877 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1878 in Worrall, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father, Ralph (born 1833 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England) and John's Mother, Ann (born 1835 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England).


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John Lawson's household

Male

John

Lawson

Head
Female

Margaret

Lawson

Daughter
Male

John

Lawson

Son
Male

Ralph

Lawson

Father
Female

Ann

Lawson

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Lawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Adlington, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lawson

Head

Married

24

1857

Adlington, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Lawson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

John

Lawson

Son

Single

3

1878

Worrall, Lancashire, England

Ralph

Lawson

Father

Married

48

1833

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Ann

Lawson

Mother

Married

46

1835

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

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