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Household of John Dawson (born 1826, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dawson, born in 1826 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dawson, born in 1827 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Sophia (born 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Polly (born 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Emma T, born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Sarah

Dawson

Wife
Female

Sophia

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Polly

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Dawson

Son
Female

Emma T

Dawson

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Married

55

1826

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Dawson

Wife

Married

54

1827

York, Yorkshire, England

Sophia

Dawson

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Polly

Dawson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Robert

Dawson

Son

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emma T

Dawson

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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