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Household of John Lawson (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lawson, born in 1846 in Singleton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Lawson, born in 1850 in St Michaels, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Ellen E (born 1869 in Brockholes, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1871 in Alston, Lancashire, England), William R (born 1873 in Alston, Lancashire, England), John (born 1874 in Alston, Lancashire, England), Emma J (born 1878 in Alston, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Alston, Lancashire, England).


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John Lawson's household

Male

John

Lawson

Head
Female

Mary

Lawson

Wife
Female

Ellen E

Lawson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Lawson

Daughter
Male

William R

Lawson

Son
Male

John

Lawson

Son
Female

Emma J

Lawson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Lawson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Lawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Singleton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lawson

Head

Married

35

1846

Singleton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Lawson

Wife

Married

31

1850

St Michaels, Lancashire, England

Ellen E

Lawson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Brockholes, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Lawson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Alston, Lancashire, England

William R

Lawson

Son

Single

8

1873

Alston, Lancashire, England

John

Lawson

Son

Single

7

1874

Alston, Lancashire, England

Emma J

Lawson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Alston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Lawson

Son

Single

1

1880

Alston, Lancashire, England

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