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Household of John Lawson (born 1834, 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 Lawson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lawson, born in 1834 in Durham, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Lawson, born in 1838 in Durham, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1862 in Helmington Row, Durham, England), John (born 1867 in Willington, Durham, England), Mary (born 1870 in Durham, England), Nicholas (born 1873 in Durham, England) and Ann (born 1878 in Durham, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Ann (born 1878 in Durham, England) and Mary J (born 1881 in Willington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother Daughter, Jane Inson, born in 1856 in South Church, Durham, England.


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John Lawson's household

Male

John

Lawson

Head
Female

Ann

Lawson

Wife
Female

Jane

Inson

Mother Daughter
Male

William

Lawson

Son
Male

John

Lawson

Son
Female

Mary

Lawson

Daughter
Male

Nicholas

Lawson

Son
Female

Ann

Lawson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Inson

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary J

Inson

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Lawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lawson

Head

Married

47

1834

Durham, England

Ann

Lawson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Durham, England

Jane

Inson

Mother Daughter

Widow

25

1856

South Church, Durham, England

William

Lawson

Son

Single

19

1862

Helmington Row, Durham, England

John

Lawson

Son

Single

14

1867

Willington, Durham, England

Mary

Lawson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Durham, England

Nicholas

Lawson

Son

Single

8

1873

Durham, England

Ann

Lawson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Durham, England

Ann

Inson

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Durham, England

Mary J

Inson

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Willington, Durham, England

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