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Household of Peter Lawson (born 1832, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Peter Lawson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Lawson, born in 1832 in Harwood, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Betty Lawson, born in 1833 in Breightmet, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Mary Alice (born 1864 in Halliwell, Lancashire, England) and Fanny (born 1861 in Harwood, Lancashire, England).


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Peter Lawson's household

Male

Peter

Lawson

Head
Female

Betty

Lawson

Wife
Female

Mary Alice

Lawson

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Lawson

Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Lawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Harwood, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Peter

Lawson

Head

Married

49

1832

Harwood, Lancashire, England

Betty

Lawson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Breightmet, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Lawson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Halliwell, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Lawson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Harwood, Lancashire, England

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