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Household of William Lawrence (born 1844, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lawrence, born in 1844 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie Eliza Lawrence, born in 1851 in Sherborne, Dorset, England. They had 5 children; William Henry (born 1867 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England), Arthur Edward (born 1870 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England), Clara A (born 1872 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England), Emma Jane (born 1874 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England) and George Henry (born 1879 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, Charles (born 1856 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England) and William's Boarder Lodger, Stephen (born 1857 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England).


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William Lawrence's household

Male

William

Lawrence

Head
Female

Annie Eliza

Lawrence

Wife
Male

William Henry

Lawrence

Son
Male

Arthur Edward

Lawrence

Son
Female

Clara A

Lawrence

Daughter
Female

Emma Jane

Lawrence

Daughter
Male

George Henry

Lawrence

Son
Male

Charles

Lawrence

Brother
Male

Stephen

Hill

Boarder Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Lawrence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lawrence

Head

Married

37

1844

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Annie Eliza

Lawrence

Wife

Married

30

1851

Sherborne, Dorset, England

William Henry

Lawrence

Son

Single

14

1867

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Arthur Edward

Lawrence

Son

Single

11

1870

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Clara A

Lawrence

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Emma Jane

Lawrence

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

George Henry

Lawrence

Son

Single

2

1879

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Charles

Lawrence

Brother

Single

25

1856

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Stephen

Hill

Boarder Lodger

Single

24

1857

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

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