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Household of John Dawson (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dawson, born in 1834 in Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Dawson, born in 1833 in Abram, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1863 in Abram, Lancashire, England) and Mary Ellen (born 1869 in Abram, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Beatrice Livesly, born in 1881 in Abram, Lancashire, England.


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Ann

Dawson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Mary Ellen

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Livesly

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Married

47

1834

Lancashire, England

Ann

Dawson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Abram, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Abram, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Dawson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Abram, Lancashire, England

Beatrice

Livesly

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Abram, Lancashire, England

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