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Household of Samuel Lawrence (born 1837, 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.

Samuel Lawrence and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Lawrence, born in 1837 in Merriott, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Anna Lawrence, born in 1846 in Merriott, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Samuel Goodland (born 1870 in Merriott, Somerset, England), Benjamin (born 1871 in Merriott, Somerset, England) and Sarah Mary (born 1876 in Merriott, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Servant, Hannah Hooper, born in 1867 in Lopen, Somerset, England.


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Samuel Lawrence's household

Male

Samuel

Lawrence

Head
Female

Mary Anna

Lawrence

Wife
Male

Samuel Goodland

Lawrence

Son
Male

Benjamin

Lawrence

Son
Female

Sarah Mary

Lawrence

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Hooper

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Lawrence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Merriott, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Lawrence

Head

Married

44

1837

Merriott, Somerset, England

Mary Anna

Lawrence

Wife

Married

35

1846

Merriott, Somerset, England

Samuel Goodland

Lawrence

Son

Single

11

1870

Merriott, Somerset, England

Benjamin

Lawrence

Son

Single

10

1871

Merriott, Somerset, England

Sarah Mary

Lawrence

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Merriott, Somerset, England

Hannah

Hooper

Servant

Single

14

1867

Lopen, Somerset, England

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