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Household of James Dawber (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

James Dawber and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dawber, born in 1852 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Dawber, born in 1849 in Ince, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1875 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth E (born 1878 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Samuel (born 1881 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Son, John T (born 1871 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), James's Brother, Samuel (born 1857 in Ince, Lancashire, England) and James's Boarder, Ralph (born 1855 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).


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James Dawber's household

Male

James

Dawber

Head
Female

Ellen

Dawber

Wife
Male

John T

Longworth (Dawber)

Step Son
Male

William

Dawber

Son
Female

Elizabeth E

Dawber

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Dawber

Son
Male

Samuel

Greenall

Brother
Male

Ralph

Moss

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Dawber
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dawber

Head

Married

29

1852

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Dawber

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ince, Lancashire, England

John T

Longworth (Dawber)

Step Son

Single

10

1871

Wigan, Lancashire, England

William

Dawber

Son

Single

6

1875

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth E

Dawber

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Dawber

Son

Single

0

1881

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Greenall

Brother

Single

24

1857

Ince, Lancashire, England

Ralph

Moss

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

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