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Household of John Dawson (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 1843 in Harpurhey, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dawson, born in 1842 in Harpurhey, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1866 in Harpurhey, Lancashire, England), John (born 1868 in Harpurhey, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1874 in Harpurhey, Lancashire, England) and Mary Ann (born 1878 in Harpurhey, Lancashire, England).


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Sarah

Dawson

Wife
Male

William

Dawson

Son
Male

John

Dawson

Son
Male

Samuel

Dawson

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Harpurhey, 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

38

1843

Harpurhey, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Dawson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Harpurhey, Lancashire, England

William

Dawson

Son

Single

15

1866

Harpurhey, Lancashire, England

John

Dawson

Son

Single

13

1868

Harpurhey, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Dawson

Son

Single

7

1874

Harpurhey, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Dawson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Harpurhey, Lancashire, England

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