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Household of James Dawson (born 1825, Banffshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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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 14 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dawson, born in 1825 in Ordiquhill, Banffshire, consisted of 15 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dawson, born in 1844 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1870 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1871 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1873 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1880 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Catherine (born 1855 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Isabella (born 1855 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Ann (born 1865 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, James (born 1858 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, George (born 1864 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Alexander (born 1865 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland).
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James Dawson's household
James
Dawson
Head
Elizabeth
Dawson
Wife
James
Dawson
Son
Charles
Dawson
Son
George
Dawson
Son
John
Dawson
Son
Elizabeth
Dawson
Daughter
Catherine
Dawson
Daughter
Catherine
McBeath
Visitor
Isabella
Wisley
Servant
Margaret
Rob
Servant
Ann
Marr
Servant
James
Mutch
Servant
George
Craig
Servant
Alexander
Reid
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Dawson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 56 |
| Birth year | 1825 |
| Birth place | Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland |
Household members (15 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Dawson | Head | Married | 56 | 1825 | Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Dawson | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James | Dawson | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Charles | Dawson | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
George | Dawson | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
John | Dawson | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Dawson | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Dawson | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | McBeath | Visitor | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Wisley | Servant | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Rob | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Ann | Marr | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James | Mutch | Servant | Married | 23 | 1858 | Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
George | Craig | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Reid | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland |
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