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Household of Edwin W Dawson (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

Edwin W Dawson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin W Dawson, born in 1849 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Edwin W was the head of the household, married to Rachel Dawson, born in 1850 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Alfred E (born 1871 in Bury, Lancashire, England), William H (born 1872 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1876 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and James E (born 1879 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edwin W's Boarder, John Chadwick, born in 1849 in Bury, Lancashire, England.


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Edwin W Dawson's household

Male

Edwin W

Dawson

Head
Female

Rachel

Dawson

Wife
Male

Alfred E

Dawson

Son
Male

William H

Dawson

Son
Female

Mary E

Dawson

Daughter
Male

James E

Dawson

Son
Male

John

Chadwick

Boarder
First name(s) Edwin W
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin W

Dawson

Head

Married

32

1849

Bury, Lancashire, England

Rachel

Dawson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Bury, Lancashire, England

Alfred E

Dawson

Son

Single

10

1871

Bury, Lancashire, England

William H

Dawson

Son

Single

9

1872

Bury, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Dawson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bury, Lancashire, England

James E

Dawson

Son

Single

2

1879

Bury, Lancashire, England

John

Chadwick

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Bury, Lancashire, England

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