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Household of James Dawson (born 1811, Perthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dawson, born in 1811 in Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Agnes N Dawson, born in 1816 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Bella (born 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Eliza (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Antrim, Ireland), James's Visitor, Robert (born 1841 in Stirlingshire, Scotland) and James's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1846 in Stirling, Scotland).
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James Dawson's household
James
Dawson
Head
Agnes N
Dawson
Wife
Bella
Dawson
Daughter
Eliza
Dawson
Daughter
Margaret
Brown
Servant
Robert
Lochhead
Visitor
Elizabeth
Lochhead
Visitor
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Dawson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 70 |
| Birth year | 1811 |
| Birth place | Perthshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Dawson | Head | Married | 70 | 1811 | Perthshire, Scotland | |
Agnes N | Dawson | Wife | Married | 65 | 1816 | Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Bella | Dawson | Daughter | Single | 30 | 1851 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Eliza | Dawson | Daughter | Single | 26 | 1855 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Brown | Servant | Single | 18 | 1863 | Antrim, Ireland | |
Robert | Lochhead | Visitor | Married | 40 | 1841 | Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Lochhead | Visitor | Married | 35 | 1846 | Stirling, Scotland |
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