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Household of Matthew Laws (born 1815, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, 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.

Matthew Laws and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Laws, born in 1815 in Shiney Row, Durham, consisted of 4 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary A Laws, born in 1811 in Durham, Durham, England. They had 1 child; John Geo, born 1864 in Haswell, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Servant, Mary A Charlton, born in 1866 in Durham, England.


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Matthew Laws's household

Male

Matthew

Laws

Head
Female

Mary A

Laws

Wife
Male

John Geo

Laws

Son
Female

Mary A

Charlton

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Laws
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Shiney Row, Durham, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Laws

Head

Married

66

1815

Shiney Row, Durham, England

Mary A

Laws

Wife

Married

70

1811

Durham, Durham, England

John Geo

Laws

Son

Single

17

1864

Haswell, Durham, England

Mary A

Charlton

Servant

Single

15

1866

Durham, England

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