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Household of John Dawson (born 1816, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dawson, born in 1816 in Prestwich, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maria Dawson, born in 1818 in Kersal, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; John Thos (born 1858 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England) and Jane (born 1851 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England). They had 4 grandchildren; John (born 1869 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England), John W (born 1877 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England), Edward M (born 1880 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England) and Martha M (born 1881 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, William Hayes, born in 1852 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England.


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Maria

Dawson

Wife
Male

John Thos

Dawson

Son
Male

John

Dawson

Grand Son
Male

William

Hayes

Son In Law
Female

Jane

Hayes

Daughter
Male

John W

Hayes

Grand Son
Male

Edward M

Hayes

Grand Son
Female

Martha M

Hayes

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Married

65

1816

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Maria

Dawson

Wife

Married

63

1818

Kersal, Lancashire, England

John Thos

Dawson

Son

Single

23

1858

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

John

Dawson

Grand Son

Single

12

1869

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

William

Hayes

Son In Law

Married

29

1852

Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

Jane

Hayes

Daughter

Married

30

1851

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

John W

Hayes

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Edward M

Hayes

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Martha M

Hayes

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

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