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Household of John Dawson (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 1838 in Crumpsall, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Dawson, born in 1840 in Blackley, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Alice (born 1865 in Crumpsall, Lancashire, England), Lucy (born 1869 in Crumpsall, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1871 in Crumpsall, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1873 in Crumpsall, Lancashire, England), Welby (born 1876 in Crumpsall, Lancashire, England) and Charlie (born 1879 in Crumpsall, Lancashire, England).


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Mary A

Dawson

Wife
Female

Alice

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Dawson

Son
Female

Sarah

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Welby

Dawson

Son
Male

Charlie

Dawson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Crumpsall, 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

43

1838

Crumpsall, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Dawson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Blackley, Lancashire, England

Alice

Dawson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Crumpsall, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Dawson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Crumpsall, Lancashire, England

Henry

Dawson

Son

Single

10

1871

Crumpsall, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Dawson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Crumpsall, Lancashire, England

Welby

Dawson

Son

Single

5

1876

Crumpsall, Lancashire, England

Charlie

Dawson

Son

Single

2

1879

Crumpsall, Lancashire, England

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