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Household of James Dawson (born 1841, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Okehampton, Devon, 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 1841 in Norfolk, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dawson, born in 1843 in Chagford, Devon, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1862 in Chagford, Devon, England), Frederick (born 1865 in Chagford, Devon, England), William (born 1867 in Chagford, Devon, England), Annie (born 1869 in Chagford, Devon, England), Ada (born 1875 in Chagford, Devon, England), James (born 1878 in Chagford, Devon, England) and Harry (born 1879 in Chagford, Devon, England).


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James Dawson's household

Male

James

Dawson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Wife
Male

John

Dawson

Son
Male

Frederick

Dawson

Son
Male

William

Dawson

Son
Female

Annie

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Ada

Dawson

Daughter
Male

James

Dawson

Son
Male

Harry

Dawson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Norfolk, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dawson

Head

Married

40

1841

Norfolk, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Chagford, Devon, England

John

Dawson

Son

Single

19

1862

Chagford, Devon, England

Frederick

Dawson

Son

Single

16

1865

Chagford, Devon, England

William

Dawson

Son

Single

14

1867

Chagford, Devon, England

Annie

Dawson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Chagford, Devon, England

Ada

Dawson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Chagford, Devon, England

James

Dawson

Son

Single

3

1878

Chagford, Devon, England

Harry

Dawson

Son

Single

2

1879

Chagford, Devon, England

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