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Household of William Laws (born 1847, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 Laws and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Laws, born in 1847 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eleanor Laws, born in 1847 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1871 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Mary Jane (born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Sarah Eleanor (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and John Robert (born 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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William Laws's household

Male

William

Laws

Head
Female

Eleanor

Laws

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Laws

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Laws

Daughter
Female

Sarah Eleanor

Laws

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Laws

Daughter
Male

John Robert

Laws

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Laws
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Laws

Head

Married

34

1847

Sunderland, Durham, England

Eleanor

Laws

Wife

Married

34

1847

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Laws

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Laws

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sarah Eleanor

Laws

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

Margaret

Laws

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sunderland, Durham, England

John Robert

Laws

Son

Single

1

1880

Sunderland, Durham, England

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