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Household of Robert Lawrence (born 1834, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shaftesbury, Dorset, 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.

Robert Lawrence and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Lawrence, born in 1834 in Dorset, consisted of 4 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lawrence, born in 1824 in Downhead, Wiltshire, England. They had 1 child; Edwin, born 1858 in Dorset, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Mother In Law, Sarah Easton, born in 1802 in Longbridge, Wiltshire, England.


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Robert Lawrence's household

Male

Robert

Lawrence

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lawrence

Wife
Male

Edwin

Lawrence

Son
Female

Sarah

Easton

Mother In Law
First name(s) Robert
Last name Lawrence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Dorset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Lawrence

Head

Married

47

1834

Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Lawrence

Wife

Married

57

1824

Downhead, Wiltshire, England

Edwin

Lawrence

Son

Single

23

1858

Dorset, England

Sarah

Easton

Mother In Law

Widow

79

1802

Longbridge, Wiltshire, England

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