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Household of John Dawson (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 1837 in Middleton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Dawson, born in 1835 in Middleton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1859 in Middleton, Lancashire, England), Frank (born 1861 in Middleton, Lancashire, England), Elijah (born 1864 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Fred (born 1869 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Harry (born 1872 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England) and Ann (born 1875 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England).


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Alice

Dawson

Wife
Female

Mary

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Frank

Dawson

Son
Male

Elijah

Dawson

Son
Male

Fred

Dawson

Son
Male

Harry

Dawson

Son
Female

Ann

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Middleton, 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

44

1837

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Dawson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Dawson

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Frank

Dawson

Son

Single

20

1861

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Elijah

Dawson

Son

Single

17

1864

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Fred

Dawson

Son

Single

12

1869

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Harry

Dawson

Son

Single

9

1872

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Dawson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

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