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Household of Ann Dawson (born 1800, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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.

Ann Dawson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ann Dawson, born in 1800 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Ann was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; William (born 1843 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1847 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England). She had 3 grandchildren; Annie (born 1871 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), John (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Sarah J (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Ann's Daughter In Law, Easter (born 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ann's Daughter In Law, Mary A (born 1861 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Ann's Boarder, Jane A (born 1860 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).


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Ann Dawson's household

Female

Ann

Dawson

Head
Male

William

Dawson

Son
Male

John

Waddington

Son
Female

Easter

Waddington

Daughter In Law
Female

Mary A

Dawson

Daughter In Law
Female

Annie

Waddington

Grand Daughter
Male

John

Waddington

Grand Son
Female

Sarah J

Waddington

Grand Daughter
Female

Jane A

Cooper

Boarder
First name(s) Ann
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 81
Birth year 1800
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ann

Dawson

Head

Widow

81

1800

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William

Dawson

Son

Married

38

1843

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Waddington

Son

Married

34

1847

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Easter

Waddington

Daughter In Law

Single

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Dawson

Daughter In Law

Single

20

1861

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Annie

Waddington

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Waddington

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Waddington

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jane A

Cooper

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Darwen, Lancashire, England

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