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Household of John Lawson (born 1832, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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.

John Lawson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lawson, born in 1832 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Lawson, born in 1837 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Alexander (born 1860 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Douglas (born 1864 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Agnes (born 1866 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1868 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1872 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1878 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Charles (born 1881 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Lawson's household

Male

John

Lawson

Head
Female

Isabella

Lawson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Lawson

Son
Male

Douglas

Lawson

Son
Female

Agnes

Lawson

Daughter
Male

James

Lawson

Son
Female

Mary

Lawson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Lawson

Daughter
Male

William

Lawson

Son
Female

Jane

Lawson

Daughter
Male

Charles

Lawson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Lawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lawson

Head

Married

49

1832

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Lawson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Lawson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Douglas

Lawson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Agnes

Lawson

Daughter

-

15

1866

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Lawson

Son

-

13

1868

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Lawson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Lawson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Lawson

Son

-

5

1876

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Lawson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

Lawson

Son

-

0

1881

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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