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Household of John Lawson (born 1828, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hull, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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 1828 in Monkwearmouth, Durham, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Lawson, born in 1829 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Emmeline (born 1864 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England), John George Thompson (born 1867 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England) and Robert (born 1881 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Ann (born 1805 in Yorkshire, England), John's Boarder, Edwin Thomas (born 1839 in Lambeth, Surrey, England) and John's Lodger Head, Elizabeth (born 1857 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England).


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John Lawson's household

Male

John

Lawson

Head
Female

Eliza

Lawson

Wife
Female

Emmeline

Lawson

Daughter
Male

John George Thompson

Lawson

Son
Female

Ann

Wheater

Mother
Male

Edwin Thomas

Wood

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Saunders

Lodger Head
Male

Robert

Saunders

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Lawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Monkwearmouth, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lawson

Head

Married

53

1828

Monkwearmouth, Durham, England

Eliza

Lawson

Wife

Married

52

1829

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Emmeline

Lawson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

John George Thompson

Lawson

Son

Single

14

1867

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Ann

Wheater

Mother

Widow

76

1805

Yorkshire, England

Edwin Thomas

Wood

Boarder

Married

42

1839

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Saunders

Lodger Head

Married

24

1857

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Robert

Saunders

Son

Single

0

1881

Hull, Yorkshire, England

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