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Household of John Dawson (born 1850, Kent)

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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dawson, born in 1850 in Broadstairs, Kent, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes D Dawson, born in 1852 in Broadstairs, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Horace J (born 1876 in Broadstairs, Kent, England), Edith M (born 1878 in Broadstairs, Kent, England), Mabel A (born 1879 in Broadstairs, Kent, England) and Lilian M (born 1880 in Broadstairs, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Sarah (born 1866 in Preston, Kent, England) and John's Lodger, Sophia E (born 1826 in Reading, Berkshire, England).


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Agnes D

Dawson

Wife
Male

Horace J

Dawson

Son
Female

Edith M

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Mabel A

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Lilian M

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Shaxted

Servant
Female

Sophia E

Bubier

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Broadstairs, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Married

31

1850

Broadstairs, Kent, England

Agnes D

Dawson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Broadstairs, Kent, England

Horace J

Dawson

Son

Single

5

1876

Broadstairs, Kent, England

Edith M

Dawson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Broadstairs, Kent, England

Mabel A

Dawson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Broadstairs, Kent, England

Lilian M

Dawson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Broadstairs, Kent, England

Sarah

Shaxted

Servant

Single

15

1866

Preston, Kent, England

Sophia E

Bubier

Lodger

Single

55

1826

Reading, Berkshire, England

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