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Household of Benjamin Dootson (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Benjamin Dootson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Dootson, born in 1846 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Ellen Dootson, born in 1843 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1869 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1871 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1872 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1878 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England) and Alice A (born 1880 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England).


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Benjamin Dootson's household

Male

Benjamin

Dootson

Head
Female

Ellen

Dootson

Wife
Female

Mary

Dootson

Daughter
Male

James

Dootson

Son
Male

William

Dootson

Son
Male

John

Dootson

Son
Female

Alice A

Dootson

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Dootson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Dootson

Head

Married

35

1846

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Dootson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Dootson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

James

Dootson

Son

Single

10

1871

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

William

Dootson

Son

Single

9

1872

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

John

Dootson

Son

Single

3

1878

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Alice A

Dootson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

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