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Household of William Laws (born 1839, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Laws, born in 1839 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Laws, born in 1841 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Mary A (born 1863 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Hannah (born 1880 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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William Laws's household

Male

William

Laws

Head
Female

Margaret

Laws

Wife
Female

Mary A

Laws

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Laws

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Laws
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Laws

Head

Married

42

1839

South Shields, Durham, England

Margaret

Laws

Wife

Married

40

1841

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary A

Laws

Daughter

Single

18

1863

South Shields, Durham, England

Hannah

Laws

Daughter

Single

1

1880

South Shields, Durham, England

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