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Household of Jesse Dawson (born 1852, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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.

Jesse Dawson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jesse Dawson, born in 1852 in Scholes, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Jesse was the head of the household, married to Mary J Dawson, born in 1848 in Osmondthorpe, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Harold (born 1873 in Scholes, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1878 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Ernest (born 1881 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Jesse's Servant, Lavinia Housman, born in 1863 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.


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Jesse Dawson's household

Male

Jesse

Dawson

Head
Female

Mary J

Dawson

Wife
Male

Harold

Dawson

Son
Male

Walter

Dawson

Son
Male

Ernest

Dawson

Son
Female

Lavinia

Housman

Servant
First name(s) Jesse
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Scholes, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jesse

Dawson

Head

Married

29

1852

Scholes, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Dawson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Osmondthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Harold

Dawson

Son

Single

8

1873

Scholes, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Dawson

Son

Single

3

1878

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ernest

Dawson

Son

Single

0

1881

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Lavinia

Housman

Servant

Single

18

1863

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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