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Household of James Dawson (born 1831, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hastings, Sussex, 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 Dawson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dawson, born in 1831 in Robertsbridge, Sussex, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Rachel Dawson, born in 1842 in Hastings, Sussex, England. They had 7 children; James (born 1865 in Hollington, Sussex, England), Alice (born 1869 in Hollington, Sussex, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Hollington, Sussex, England), Emily (born 1875 in Ore, Sussex, England), Jessie (born 1877 in Ore, Sussex, England), Walter (born 1879 in Ore, Sussex, England) and Marian (born 1881 in Ore, Sussex, England).


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James Dawson's household

Male

James

Dawson

Head
Female

Rachel

Dawson

Wife
Male

James

Dawson

Son
Female

Alice

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Emily

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Dawson

Son
Female

Marian

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Robertsbridge, Sussex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dawson

Head

Married

50

1831

Robertsbridge, Sussex, England

Rachel

Dawson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Hastings, Sussex, England

James

Dawson

Son

Single

16

1865

Hollington, Sussex, England

Alice

Dawson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hollington, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hollington, Sussex, England

Emily

Dawson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ore, Sussex, England

Jessie

Dawson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ore, Sussex, England

Walter

Dawson

Son

Single

2

1879

Ore, Sussex, England

Marian

Dawson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ore, Sussex, England

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