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Household of George Dawson (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Dawson, born in 1844 in , consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Jane Dawson, born in 1843 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Henry (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Margaret (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Mother, Mary Beattie, born in 1814 in Ireland.


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George Dawson's household

Male

George

Dawson

Head
Female

Jane

Dawson

Wife
Male

Henry

Dawson

Son
Male

George

Dawson

Son
Male

Alexander

Dawson

Son
Female

Margaret

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Beattie

Mother
First name(s) George
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Dawson

Head

Married

37

1844

Ireland

Jane

Dawson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Henry

Dawson

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Dawson

Son

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Dawson

Son

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Dawson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Beattie

Mother

Unmarried

67

1814

Ireland

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