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Household of John Dawson (born 1845, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dawson, born in 1845 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Dawson, born in 1845 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Sam (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1880 in Hulme, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Jane Taylor, born in 1813 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Dawson

Wife
Male

William

Dawson

Son
Female

Jane

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Sam

Dawson

Son
Female

Sarah

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter
Male

George

Dawson

Son
Female

Jane

Taylor

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Manchester, 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

36

1845

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Dawson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Dawson

Son

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane

Dawson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sam

Dawson

Son

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Dawson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Dawson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George

Dawson

Son

Single

1

1880

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Jane

Taylor

Mother In Law

Widow

68

1813

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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