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Household of William Lapsley (born 1853, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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.

William Lapsley and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lapsley, born in 1853 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Lapsley, born in 1853 in Queensferry, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1881 in Queensferry, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Elisabeth (born 1879 in Queensferry, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, Robert (born 1860 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and William's Lodger, Alexander (born 1861 in Queensferry, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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William Lapsley's household

Male

William

Lapsley

Head
Female

Margaret

Lapsley

Wife
Male

James

Lapsley

Son
Female

Elisabeth

Lapsley

Daughter
Male

Robert

Lapsley

Brother
Male

Alexander

Sinclair

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Lapsley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lapsley

Head

Married

28

1853

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Lapsley

Wife

Married

28

1853

Queensferry, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Lapsley

Son

-

0

1881

Queensferry, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elisabeth

Lapsley

Daughter

-

2

1879

Queensferry, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Lapsley

Brother

Unmarried

21

1860

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Sinclair

Lodger

Unmarried

20

1861

Queensferry, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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