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Household of William Lawrence (born 1849, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lawrence, born in 1849 in Ilminster, Somerset, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Bessie Lawrence, born in 1851 in Ilminster, Somerset, England. They had 7 children; Eliza A (born 1869 in Ilminster, Somerset, England), Bessie (born 1872 in Ilminster, Somerset, England), William A (born 1874 in Ilminster, Somerset, England), Samuel (born 1875 in Ilminster, Somerset, England), Annie (born 1877 in Taunton, Somerset, England), Harry (born 1879 in Taunton, Somerset, England) and Nellie (born 1880 in Taunton, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Grandmother In Law, Fanny Hatcher, born in 1804 in Ilminster, Somerset, England.


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William Lawrence's household

Male

William

Lawrence

Head
Female

Bessie

Lawrence

Wife
Female

Eliza A

Lawrence

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Lawrence

Daughter
Male

William A

Lawrence

Son
Male

Samuel

Lawrence

Son
Female

Annie

Lawrence

Daughter
Male

Harry

Lawrence

Son
Female

Nellie

Lawrence

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Hatcher

Grandmother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Lawrence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Ilminster, Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lawrence

Head

Married

32

1849

Ilminster, Somerset, England

Bessie

Lawrence

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ilminster, Somerset, England

Eliza A

Lawrence

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ilminster, Somerset, England

Bessie

Lawrence

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ilminster, Somerset, England

William A

Lawrence

Son

Single

7

1874

Ilminster, Somerset, England

Samuel

Lawrence

Son

Single

6

1875

Ilminster, Somerset, England

Annie

Lawrence

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Taunton, Somerset, England

Harry

Lawrence

Son

Single

2

1879

Taunton, Somerset, England

Nellie

Lawrence

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Taunton, Somerset, England

Fanny

Hatcher

Grandmother In Law

Married

77

1804

Ilminster, Somerset, England

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