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John Joseph Lax

Age:   25
Died:   24th Jul 1884
Accident:   24th Jul 1884
Year Born:   abt. 1859
Location:   Murton
Notes:  
accidentally met his death while following his employment at Murton
Buried:   Bishopwearmouth Cemetery

Census Data

1881 Census

Address: 42 Brougham Street, Bishopwearmouth, Co. Durham
(Ref: RG11 / 4993 / 17 / 28)

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
LAX, Joseph 66HeadMarBootmaker DUR: Sunderland  1815
LAX, Elizabeth 67WifeMarBootmaker Wife DUR: Sunderland  1814
LAX, John J. 22SonUnnHouse Painter DUR: Sunderland  1859
EMERSON, James 27LodgerUnnPaper Ruler (Printers) IRL: Dublin  1854

Please note: the census extracts shown here are our 'best guess match' to the person shown on this page and is not intended to be definitive — only knowledge of the family would allow this.


Tombstone

Sunderland — Bishopwearmouth Cemetery

Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ375563



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Names on this tombstone
NameDiedAgeBorn
Elizabeth LAX  1st Dec 1887  75  1812 
John Joseph LAX  24th Jul 1884  25  1859 
Joseph LAX  26th Aug 1897  82  1815 

Sources
  • 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
  • Headstone(s) in Bishopwearmouth Cemetery, Sunderland
  • Tombstone photograph (T-03893-08-0002) © Kev Duncan

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