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Household of Joseph Laurence (born 1849, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, Scotland

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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.

Joseph Laurence and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Laurence, born in 1849 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Agnes Laurence, born in 1847 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Joseph (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alice M (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, George McKenzie, born in 1833 in Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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Joseph Laurence's household

Male

Joseph

Laurence

Head
Female

Agnes

Laurence

Wife
Female

Margaret

Laurence

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Laurence

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Laurence

Son
Female

Alice M

Laurence

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Laurence

Daughter
Male

George

McKenzie

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Laurence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Laurence

Head

Married

32

1849

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Laurence

Wife

Married

34

1847

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Laurence

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Laurence

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Joseph

Laurence

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alice M

Laurence

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Laurence

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

McKenzie

Lodger

Unmarried

48

1833

Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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