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Household of George Dawson (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

George Dawson and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Dawson, born in 1842 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 13 members. George was the head of the household, married to Alice Dawson, born in 1845 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; George, born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were George's Brother To Head, Walter (born 1845 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), George's Boarder, Christopher (born 1836 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), George's Niece, Harriet (born 1866 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England), George's Servant, Ann (born 1835 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), George's Daughter To Above, Margaret (born 1873 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), George's Servant, William (born 1860 in Selby, Yorkshire, England), George's Nurse, Elizabeth (born 1867 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), George's Other, John (born 1849 in Scotland), George's Tramp, Alexander (born 1851 in Scotland) and George's Lodger, Alfred (born 1837 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England).


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George Dawson's household

Male

George

Dawson

Head
Female

Alice

Dawson

Wife
Male

George

Dawson

Son
Male

Walter

Dawson

Brother To Head
Male

Christopher

Fenton

Boarder
Female

Harriet

Dawson

Niece
Female

Ann

Bowers

Servant
Female

Margaret

Bowers

Daughter To Above
Male

William

Colson

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Jowett

Nurse
Male

John

Riddle

Other
Male

Alexander

Mekie

Tramp
Male

Alfred

Ratcliffe

Lodger
First name(s) George
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Dawson

Head

Married

39

1842

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Dawson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

George

Dawson

Son

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Walter

Dawson

Brother To Head

Single

36

1845

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Christopher

Fenton

Boarder

Single

45

1836

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Dawson

Niece

Single

15

1866

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Bowers

Servant

Widow

46

1835

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Bowers

Daughter To Above

Single

8

1873

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

William

Colson

Servant

Single

21

1860

Selby, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Jowett

Nurse

Single

14

1867

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

John

Riddle

Other

Single

32

1849

Scotland

Alexander

Mekie

Tramp

Single

30

1851

Scotland

Alfred

Ratcliffe

Lodger

Single

44

1837

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

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