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Household of Peter Lawson (born 1838, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, Lanarkshire, 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 1838 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Christina Lawson, born in 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Christina (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maria M (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Richard J (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John J (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Nephew, James D Lawson, born in 1854 in Fife, Scotland.


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Peter Lawson's household

Female

Peter

Lawson

Head
Female

Christina

Lawson

Daughter
Female

Maria M

Lawson

Daughter
Male

Richard J

Lawson

Son
Male

John J

Lawson

Son
Male

James

Lawson

Son
Male

James D

Lawson

Nephew
First name(s) Peter
Last name Lawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Lawson

Head

Married

43

1838

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Christina

Lawson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maria M

Lawson

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Richard J

Lawson

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John J

Lawson

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Lawson

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James D

Lawson

Nephew

Unmarried

27

1854

Fife, Scotland

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