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Household of Peter Lawson (born 1830, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birse, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Peter Lawson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Lawson, born in 1830 in Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Elsie Lawson, born in 1833 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1869 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Charlotte (born 1871 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary Ann (born 1876 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Grandson, Duncan Reid, born in 1877 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Peter Lawson's household

Male

Peter

Lawson

Head
Female

Elsie

Lawson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Lawson

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Lawson

Daughter
Male

William

Lawson

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Lawson

Daughter
Male

Duncan

Reid

Grandson
First name(s) Peter
Last name Lawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Lawson

Head

Married

51

1830

Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elsie

Lawson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Lawson

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charlotte

Lawson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Lawson

Son

-

9

1872

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Lawson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Duncan

Reid

Grandson

-

4

1877

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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