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Household of Dawson Askew (born 1838, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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.

Dawson Askew and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Dawson Askew, born in 1838 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Dawson was the head of the household, married to Mary Askew, born in 1839 in Northumberland, England. They had 6 children; George (born 1861 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1863 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Mary (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Robert (born 1867 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and John (born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Dawson's Boarder, Elizabeth King, born in 1818 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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Dawson Askew's household

Male

Dawson

Askew

Head
Female

Mary

Askew

Wife
Male

George

Askew

Son
Female

Margaret

Askew

Daughter
Female

Mary

Askew

Daughter
Male

Robert

Askew

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Askew

Daughter
Male

John

Askew

Son
Female

Elizabeth

King

Boarder
First name(s) Dawson
Last name Askew
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Dawson

Askew

Head

Married

43

1838

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Askew

Wife

Married

42

1839

Northumberland, England

George

Askew

Son

Single

20

1861

Sunderland, Durham, England

Margaret

Askew

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Askew

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

Robert

Askew

Son

Single

14

1867

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Askew

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Askew

Son

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

King

Boarder

Widow

63

1818

Sunderland, Durham, England

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