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Household of Reuben Lawrence (born 1841, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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.

Reuben Lawrence and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Reuben Lawrence, born in 1841 in Merriott, Somerset, consisted of 10 members. Reuben was the head of the household, married to Hannah Lawrence, born in 1844 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England. They had 7 children; Bessie (born 1868 in Ashill, Somerset, England), Lily (born 1870 in Ashill, Somerset, England), Kate (born 1871 in Somerset, England), Fanny (born 1873 in Somerset, England), Mercy (born 1877 in Somerset, England), John (born 1878 in Somerset, England) and Anne (born 1881 in Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Reuben's Mother In Law, Harriet Pearce, born in 1810 in Dorset, England.


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Reuben Lawrence's household

Male

Reuben

Lawrence

Head
Female

Hannah

Lawrence

Wife
Female

Bessie

Lawrence

Daughter
Female

Lily

Lawrence

Daughter
Female

Kate

Lawrence

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Lawrence

Daughter
Female

Mercy

Lawrence

Daughter
Male

John

Lawrence

Son
Female

Anne

Lawrence

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Pearce

Mother In Law
First name(s) Reuben
Last name Lawrence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Merriott, Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Reuben

Lawrence

Head

Married

40

1841

Merriott, Somerset, England

Hannah

Lawrence

Wife

Married

37

1844

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Bessie

Lawrence

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Ashill, Somerset, England

Lily

Lawrence

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ashill, Somerset, England

Kate

Lawrence

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Somerset, England

Fanny

Lawrence

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Somerset, England

Mercy

Lawrence

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Somerset, England

John

Lawrence

Son

Single

3

1878

Somerset, England

Anne

Lawrence

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Somerset, England

Harriet

Pearce

Mother In Law

Widow

71

1810

Dorset, England

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