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Household of Alexander Dawson (born 1843, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Alexander Dawson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dawson, born in 1843 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Catherine Dawson, born in 1841 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; George (born 1865 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1867 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1873 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1877 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Dawson's household

Male

Alexander

Dawson

Head
Female

Catherine

Dawson

Wife
Male

George

Dawson

Son
Female

Isabella

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Dawson

Son
Female

Jessie

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Dawson

Head

Married

38

1843

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Dawson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Dawson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Dawson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Dawson

Son

-

11

1870

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Dawson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Dawson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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