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Household of Joseph Lawson (born 1823, Northamptonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterborough, Huntingdonshire, 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.

Joseph Lawson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Lawson, born in 1823 in Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Maria H Lawson, born in 1828 in Goldhanger, Essex, England. They had 3 children; Maria S (born 1858 in West Mersea, Essex, England), Sarah S (born 1862 in Letton, Huntingdonshire, England) and Eleanor S (born 1864 in Letton, Huntingdonshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, James (born 1803 in London, Middlesex, England), Joseph's Boarder, Sarah Ann (born 1855 in Leicestershire, England), Joseph's Boarder, Constance (born 1853 in London, Middlesex, England), Joseph's Servant, Robert J (born 1862 in King's Cliffe, Northamptonshire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Charles W (born 1865 in Woodston, Huntingdonshire, England).


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Joseph Lawson's household

Male

Joseph

Lawson

Head
Female

Maria H

Lawson

Wife
Female

Maria S

Lawson

Daughter
Female

Sarah S

Lawson

Daughter
Female

Eleanor S

Lawson

Daughter
Male

James

Pikarin

Boarder
Female

Sarah Ann

Cowling

Boarder
Female

Constance

Collier

Boarder
Male

Robert J

Warren (?)

Servant
Male

Charles W

Payne

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Lawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Lawson

Head

Married

58

1823

Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England

Maria H

Lawson

Wife

Married

53

1828

Goldhanger, Essex, England

Maria S

Lawson

Daughter

Single

23

1858

West Mersea, Essex, England

Sarah S

Lawson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Letton, Huntingdonshire, England

Eleanor S

Lawson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Letton, Huntingdonshire, England

James

Pikarin

Boarder

Widower

78

1803

London, Middlesex, England

Sarah Ann

Cowling

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Leicestershire, England

Constance

Collier

Boarder

Single

28

1853

London, Middlesex, England

Robert J

Warren (?)

Servant

Single

19

1862

King's Cliffe, Northamptonshire, England

Charles W

Payne

Servant

Single

16

1865

Woodston, Huntingdonshire, England

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