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Household of James Dawson (born 1847, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dawson, born in 1847 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha Dawson, born in 1846 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1876 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Ernest (born 1878 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister In Law, Ellen Unsworth, born in 1857 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.
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James Dawson's household
James
Dawson
Head
Martha
Dawson
Wife
John
Dawson
Son
Ernest
Dawson
Son
Ellen
Unsworth
Sister In Law
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Dawson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Rochdale, Lancashire, England |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Dawson | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Rochdale, Lancashire, England | |
Martha | Dawson | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Rochdale, Lancashire, England | |
John | Dawson | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Rochdale, Lancashire, England | |
Ernest | Dawson | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Rochdale, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Unsworth | Sister In Law | Single | 24 | 1857 | Rochdale, Lancashire, England |
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