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Household of James Dawson (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 Dawson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dawson, born in 1835 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Nanny Dawson, born in 1837 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Joseph (born 1861 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1863 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1869 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Martha H (born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Fred (born 1880 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Aunt, Mary A Cowley, born in 1830 in Dean Head, Yorkshire, England.


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James Dawson's household

Male

James

Dawson

Head
Female

Nanny

Dawson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Dawson

Son
Male

Robert

Dawson

Son
Female

Mary A

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Martha H

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Fred

Dawson

Son
Female

Mary A

Cowley

Aunt
First name(s) James
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dawson

Head

Married

46

1835

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Nanny

Dawson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Dawson

Son

Single

20

1861

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Robert

Dawson

Son

Single

18

1863

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Dawson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Martha H

Dawson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Fred

Dawson

Son

Single

1

1880

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Cowley

Aunt

Single

51

1830

Dean Head, Yorkshire, England

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