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Household of James Dawson (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burgh of Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dawson, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary S Dawson, born in 1845 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Ann (born 1864 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1879 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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James Dawson's household

Male

James

Dawson

Head
Female

Mary S

Dawson

Wife
Female

Ann

Dawson

Daughter
Male

John

Dawson

Son
Male

James

Dawson

Son
Male

William

Dawson

Son
Female

Mary

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Dawson

Son
Male

Alexander

Dawson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dawson

Head

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary S

Dawson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Dawson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Dawson

Son

-

12

1869

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Dawson

Son

-

9

1872

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Dawson

Son

-

8

1873

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Dawson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Thomas

Dawson

Son

-

4

1877

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Alexander

Dawson

Son

-

2

1879

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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