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Household of John Dawson (born 1832, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dawson, born in 1832 in Blythe, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maria Dawson, born in 1834 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England. They had 7 children; Anna (born 1864 in Staveley, Derbyshire, England), John (born 1865 in Staveley, Derbyshire, England), Joseph (born 1868 in Staveley, Derbyshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Staveley, Derbyshire, England), William Archer (born 1871 in Staveley, Derbyshire, England), George (born 1874 in Staveley, Derbyshire, England) and Dorah (born 1874 in Staveley, Derbyshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, William Watkins, born in 1828 in Bedfordshire, England.


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Maria

Dawson

Wife
Female

Anna

Dawson

Daughter
Male

John

Dawson

Son
Male

Joseph

Dawson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter
Male

William Archer

Dawson

Son
Male

George

Dawson

Son
Female

Dorah

Dawson

Daughter
Male

William

Watkins

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Blythe, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Married

49

1832

Blythe, Nottinghamshire, England

Maria

Dawson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Oswestry, Shropshire, England

Anna

Dawson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Staveley, Derbyshire, England

John

Dawson

Son

Single

16

1865

Staveley, Derbyshire, England

Joseph

Dawson

Son

Single

13

1868

Staveley, Derbyshire, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Staveley, Derbyshire, England

William Archer

Dawson

Son

Single

10

1871

Staveley, Derbyshire, England

George

Dawson

Son

Single

7

1874

Staveley, Derbyshire, England

Dorah

Dawson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Staveley, Derbyshire, England

William

Watkins

Lodger

Single

53

1828

Bedfordshire, England

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