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Household of John Dawson (born 1834, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dawson, born in 1834 in Hamsterley, Durham, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Harriet Dawson, born in 1835 in Lindley, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Emily, born 1877 in Lees, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father, Jonathan (born 1797 in Hamsterley, Durham, England) and John's Lodger, Walter James (born 1853 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland).


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Harriet

Dawson

Wife
Female

Emily

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Jonathan

Dawson

Father
Male

Walter James

Locke

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Hamsterley, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Married

47

1834

Hamsterley, Durham, England

Harriet

Dawson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Lindley, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Dawson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lees, Lancashire, England

Jonathan

Dawson

Father

Widower

84

1797

Hamsterley, Durham, England

Walter James

Locke

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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