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Household of John Dawson (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dawson, born in 1835 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Amelia Dawson, born in 1841 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary J (born 1860 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Mary J (born 1862 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1864 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1866 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England) and Herbert (born 1881 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England).


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Amelia

Dawson

Wife
Female

Mary J

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Martha

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Dawson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Married

46

1835

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Amelia

Dawson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Dawson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Dawson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Martha

Dawson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Dawson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Dawson

Son

Single

0

1881

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

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