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Household of John Dawson (born 1836, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, Kent, 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.

John Dawson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dawson, born in 1836 in Harwich, Essex, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Caroline Dawson, born in 1835 in Eythorne, Kent, England. They had 6 children; Jabez (born 1862 in Ramsgate, Kent, England), Caroline (born 1863 in Ramsgate, Kent, England), John David (born 1866 in Ramsgate, Kent, England), Florence (born 1868 in Ramsgate, Kent, England), Matilda (born 1872 in Ramsgate, Kent, England) and Augusta (born 1875 in Ramsgate, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Ann Mannings, born in 1805 in Portsea, Hampshire, England.


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Caroline

Dawson

Wife
Male

Jabez

Dawson

Son
Female

Caroline

Dawson

Daughter
Male

John David

Dawson

Son
Female

Florence

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Augusta

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Mannings

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Harwich, Essex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Married

45

1836

Harwich, Essex, England

Caroline

Dawson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Eythorne, Kent, England

Jabez

Dawson

Son

Single

19

1862

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Caroline

Dawson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Ramsgate, Kent, England

John David

Dawson

Son

Single

15

1866

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Florence

Dawson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Matilda

Dawson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Augusta

Dawson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Ann

Mannings

Boarder

Widow

76

1805

Portsea, Hampshire, England

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