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Household of Samuel Lawson (born 1811, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glanford Brigg, Lincolnshire, 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 Lawson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Lawson, born in 1811 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Ellen Lawson, born in 1830 in Burringham, Lincolnshire, England. They had 5 children; John William (born 1854 in Butterwick, Lincolnshire, England), Sophia (born 1859 in Yorkshire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1865 in Yorkshire, England), Florence (born 1869 in Yorkshire, England) and Emily (born 1870 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Messingham, Lincolnshire, England) and Samuel's Servant, Joseph (born 1864 in Messingham, Lincolnshire, England).


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Samuel Lawson's household

Male

Samuel

Lawson

Head
Female

Ellen

Lawson

Wife
Male

John William

Harsby

Son
Female

Sophia

Harsby

Daughter
Female

Mary Ellen

Laybourne

Daughter
Female

Florence

Laybourne

Daughter
Female

Emily

Laybourne

Daughter
Female

Mary

Smith

Servant
Male

Joseph

Mason

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Lawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Lawson

Head

Married

70

1811

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Lawson

Wife

Married

51

1830

Burringham, Lincolnshire, England

John William

Harsby

Son

Married

27

1854

Butterwick, Lincolnshire, England

Sophia

Harsby

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Yorkshire, England

Mary Ellen

Laybourne

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Yorkshire, England

Florence

Laybourne

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Yorkshire, England

Emily

Laybourne

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Smith

Servant

Single

20

1861

Messingham, Lincolnshire, England

Joseph

Mason

Servant

Single

17

1864

Messingham, Lincolnshire, England

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