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Household of John Dawson (born 1840, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nantwich, Cheshire, 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 1840 in Blackley, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Dawson, born in 1847 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1867 in Crewe, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1869 in Crewe, Cheshire, England), Robert (born 1874 in Crewe, Cheshire, England), Amy (born 1877 in Crewe, Cheshire, England) and Lucy (born 1879 in Crewe, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Daniels, born in 1800 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England.


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Alice

Dawson

Wife
Male

John

Dawson

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Dawson

Son
Female

Amy

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Daniels

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Blackley, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Married

41

1840

Blackley, Cheshire, England

Alice

Dawson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

John

Dawson

Son

Single

14

1867

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth A

Dawson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Robert

Dawson

Son

Single

7

1874

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Amy

Dawson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Lucy

Dawson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Daniels

Mother In Law

Widow

81

1800

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

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