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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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dawson, born in 1834 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Dawson, born in 1839 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; John (born 1864 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1866 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1869 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1871 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Benjamin (born 1873 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1875 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Sybil (born 1878 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Ellen

Dawson

Wife
Male

John

Dawson

Son
Female

Ellen

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Dawson

Son
Male

Benjamin

Dawson

Son
Male

William

Dawson

Son
Female

Sybil

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

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

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Married

47

1834

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Dawson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

John

Dawson

Son

Single

17

1864

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Dawson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Dawson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Dawson

Son

Single

10

1871

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Dawson

Son

Single

8

1873

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

William

Dawson

Son

Single

6

1875

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Sybil

Dawson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

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