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Household of John Dawson (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dawson, born in 1833 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Dawson, born in 1837 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1870 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Jasper (born 1875 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1879 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1861 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Emma (born 1867 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Mary

Dawson

Wife
Male

John

Dawson

Son
Male

Thomas

Dawson

Son
Male

Jasper

Dawson

Son
Male

James

Dawson

Son
Female

Jane

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Emma

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Married

48

1833

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Dawson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Dawson

Son

Single

11

1870

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Dawson

Son

Single

8

1873

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Jasper

Dawson

Son

Single

6

1875

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James

Dawson

Son

Single

2

1879

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Dawson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Emma

Dawson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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