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Household of James Dawson (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1841 in Bramley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Priscilla Dawson, born in 1838 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William Thos (born 1869 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1874 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1876 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) and Stephen (born 1880 in Ardsley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder Lodger, I (born 1853 in Quebec, Durham, England) and James's Boarder Lodger, Robert (born 1857 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England).


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James Dawson's household

Male

James

Dawson

Head
Female

Priscilla

Dawson

Wife
Male

William Thos

Dawson

Son
Male

James

Dawson

Son
Female

Mary

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Stephen

Dawson

Son
Male

I

Tully

Boarder Lodger
Male

Robert

Hanson

Boarder Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Bramley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dawson

Head

Married

40

1841

Bramley, Yorkshire, England

Priscilla

Dawson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Preston, Lancashire, England

William Thos

Dawson

Son

Single

12

1869

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

James

Dawson

Son

Single

7

1874

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Dawson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Stephen

Dawson

Son

Single

1

1880

Ardsley, Yorkshire, England

I

Tully

Boarder Lodger

Single

28

1853

Quebec, Durham, England

Robert

Hanson

Boarder Lodger

Single

24

1857

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

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