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Household of William Laurence (born 1823, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lichfield, Staffordshire, 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 Laurence and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Laurence, born in 1823 in Haywood, Staffordshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Laurence, born in 1824 in Rugeley, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Mary Ann (born 1860 in Rugeley, Staffordshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1864 in Rugeley, Staffordshire, England), Edith Mary (born 1878 in Rugeley, Staffordshire, England) and Thomas William (born 1880 in Rugeley, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, Joseph (born 1853 in Rugeley, Staffordshire, England) and William's Sister In Law, Alice (born 1859 in Armitage, Staffordshire, England).


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William Laurence's household

Male

William

Laurence

Head
Female

Sarah

Laurence

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Laurence

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Laurence

Daughter
Male

William

Laurence

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Laurence

Wife
Female

Edith Mary

Laurence

Daughter
Male

Thomas William

Laurence

Son
Male

Joseph

Laurence

Brother
Female

Alice

Laurence

Sister In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Laurence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Haywood, Staffordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Laurence

Head

Married

58

1823

Haywood, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Laurence

Wife

Married

57

1824

Rugeley, Staffordshire, England

Mary Ann

Laurence

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Rugeley, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Laurence

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Rugeley, Staffordshire, England

William

Laurence

Head

Married

31

1850

Rugeley, Staffordshire, England

Mary Ann

Laurence

Wife

Married

28

1853

Rugeley, Staffordshire, England

Edith Mary

Laurence

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Rugeley, Staffordshire, England

Thomas William

Laurence

Son

Single

1

1880

Rugeley, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Laurence

Brother

Married

28

1853

Rugeley, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Laurence

Sister In Law

Married

22

1859

Armitage, Staffordshire, England

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