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Household of William B Laws (born 1839, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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.

William B Laws and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William B Laws, born in 1839 in Hartley, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. William B was the head of the household, married to Jane A Laws, born in 1846 in Hamsterley, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Henry B (born 1869 in Gateshead, Durham, England), William B (born 1872 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Albert (born 1876 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and George (born 1881 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William B's Lodger, Thomas Tulley, born in 1865 in South Shields, Durham, England.


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William B Laws's household

Male

William B

Laws

Head
Female

Jane A

Laws

Wife
Male

Henry B

Laws

Son
Male

William B

Laws

Son
Male

Albert

Laws

Son
Male

George

Laws

Son
Male

Thomas

Tulley

Lodger
First name(s) William B
Last name Laws
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Hartley, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William B

Laws

Head

Married

42

1839

Hartley, Northumberland, England

Jane A

Laws

Wife

Married

35

1846

Hamsterley, Durham, England

Henry B

Laws

Son

Single

12

1869

Gateshead, Durham, England

William B

Laws

Son

Single

9

1872

Gateshead, Durham, England

Albert

Laws

Son

Single

5

1876

Gateshead, Durham, England

George

Laws

Son

Single

0

1881

Gateshead, Durham, England

Thomas

Tulley

Lodger

Single

16

1865

South Shields, Durham, England

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