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Household of Jonathan N Lawton (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

Jonathan N Lawton and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jonathan N Lawton, born in 1829 in Mossley, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Jonathan N was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Frank (born 1862 in Heyrod, Lancashire, England) and Sarah Hall (born 1863 in Heyrod, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Jonathan N's Housekeeper, Sarah Townsend, born in 1844 in Ramsey, Huntingdonshire, England.


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Jonathan N Lawton's household

Male

Jonathan N

Lawton

Head
Male

Frank

Lawton

Son
Female

Sarah Hall

Lawton

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Townsend

Housekeeper
First name(s) Jonathan N
Last name Lawton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Mossley, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jonathan N

Lawton

Head

Widower

52

1829

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Frank

Lawton

Son

Single

19

1862

Heyrod, Lancashire, England

Sarah Hall

Lawton

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Heyrod, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Townsend

Housekeeper

Single

37

1844

Ramsey, Huntingdonshire, England

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