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Household of Thomas Lawson (born 1845, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Thomas Lawson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Lawson, born in 1845 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lawson, born in 1854 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 1 child; Maggie, born 1877 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, John (born 1860 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Thomas's Servant, William (born 1848 in Careston, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Catherine (born 1861 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Robina (born 1867 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Lawson's household

Male

Thomas

Lawson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lawson

Wife
Female

Maggie

Lawson

Daughter
Male

John

Duncan

Visitor
Male

William

Jaffray

Servant
Female

Catherine

Limon

Servant
Female

Robina

Coventry

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Lawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Lawson

Head

Married

36

1845

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Lawson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Maggie

Lawson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Duncan

Visitor

Unmarried

21

1860

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Jaffray

Servant

Married

33

1848

Careston, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine

Limon

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robina

Coventry

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Perthshire, Scotland

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