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Household of Joseph Laws (born 1841, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Joseph Laws and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Laws, born in 1841 in Hilgay, Norfolk, consisted of 3 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Laws, born in 1844 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 1 child; Robert J, born 1867 in Lynn, Norfolk, England.


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Joseph Laws's household

Male

Joseph

Laws

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Laws

Wife
Male

Robert J

Laws

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Laws
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Hilgay, Norfolk, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Laws

Head

Married

40

1841

Hilgay, Norfolk, England

Elizabeth

Laws

Wife

Married

37

1844

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Robert J

Laws

Son

Single

14

1867

Lynn, Norfolk, England

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