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Household of James Dawning (born 1818, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Wales

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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 Dawning and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dawning, born in 1818 in Banwell, Somerset, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Ellen, born 1849 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. He had 1 grandchild; William James, born 1881 in Glamorganshire, Wales.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Son In Law, William Williams, born in 1857 in Treherbert, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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James Dawning's household

Male

James

Dawning

Head
Male

William

Williams

Son In Law
Female

Ellen

Williams

Daughter
Male

William James

Williams

Grand Son
First name(s) James
Last name Dawning
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Banwell, Somerset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dawning

Head

Widower

63

1818

Banwell, Somerset, England

William

Williams

Son In Law

Married

24

1857

Treherbert, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ellen

Williams

Daughter

Married

32

1849

Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

William James

Williams

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Glamorganshire, Wales

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