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Household of James Dawson (born 1832, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Guisborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dawson, born in 1832 in Kirby Hill, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Dawson, born in 1836 in Well, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Nancy (born 1866 in Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1871 in Yorkshire, England), James W (born 1875 in Yorkshire, England), John H (born 1877 in Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Thomas (born 1841 in Sherburn, Yorkshire, England), James's Boarder, Robert (born 1837 in Yorkshire, England), James's Boarder, Joseph (born 1817 in Brotton, Yorkshire, England) and James's Visitor, Mary (born 1839 in Kirby Hill, Yorkshire, England).


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James Dawson's household

Male

James

Dawson

Head
Female

Ann

Dawson

Wife
Female

Nancy

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Ada

Dawson

Daughter
Male

James W

Dawson

Son
Male

John H

Dawson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Cosins

Boarder
Male

Robert

Dickinson

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Beadnall

Boarder
Female

Mary

Johnson

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Kirby Hill, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dawson

Head

Married

49

1832

Kirby Hill, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Dawson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Well, Yorkshire, England

Nancy

Dawson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Yorkshire, England

Ada

Dawson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Yorkshire, England

James W

Dawson

Son

Single

6

1875

Yorkshire, England

John H

Dawson

Son

Single

4

1877

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Cosins

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Sherburn, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Dickinson

Boarder

Single

44

1837

Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Beadnall

Boarder

Single

64

1817

Brotton, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Johnson

Visitor

Single

42

1839

Kirby Hill, Yorkshire, England

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