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Household of William Lawrence (born 1837, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, Kent, 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 Lawrence and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lawrence, born in 1837 in St Peters, Kent, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; William (born 1859 in Margate, Kent, England), Charles (born 1861 in Margate, Kent, England), George (born 1863 in Margate, Kent, England) and Thomas W (born 1866 in Margate, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In - Law, Martha (born 1851 in St Lawrence, Kent, England), William's Niece, Rachel (born 1873 in Whitstable, Kent, England), William's Niece, Daisey (born 1879 in Margate, Kent, England) and William's Niece, Emily (born 1881 in Margate, Kent, England).


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William Lawrence's household

Male

William

Lawrence

Head
Male

William

Lawrence

Son
Male

Charles

Lawrence

Son
Male

George

Lawrence

Son
Male

Thomas W

Lawrence

Son
Female

Martha

Wellard

Sister In - Law
Female

Rachel

Wellard

Niece
Female

Daisey

Wellard

Niece
Female

Emily

Wellard

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Lawrence
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place St Peters, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lawrence

Head

Widower

44

1837

St Peters, Kent, England

William

Lawrence

Son

Single

22

1859

Margate, Kent, England

Charles

Lawrence

Son

Single

20

1861

Margate, Kent, England

George

Lawrence

Son

Single

18

1863

Margate, Kent, England

Thomas W

Lawrence

Son

Single

15

1866

Margate, Kent, England

Martha

Wellard

Sister In - Law

Single

30

1851

St Lawrence, Kent, England

Rachel

Wellard

Niece

Single

8

1873

Whitstable, Kent, England

Daisey

Wellard

Niece

Single

2

1879

Margate, Kent, England

Emily

Wellard

Niece

Single

0

1881

Margate, Kent, England

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