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Household of John Dawson (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dawson, born in 1841 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Dawson, born in 1842 in Derbyshire, England. They had 10 children; Mary E S (born 1863 in Lancashire, England), Harry S (born 1866 in Lancashire, England), Eliza S (born 1868 in Lancashire, England), Alice A (born 1870 in Cheshire, England), Emma S (born 1871 in Lancashire, England), John W (born 1873 in Cheshire, England), Tom S (born 1874 in Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1875 in Lancashire, England), Joe S (born 1877 in Lancashire, England) and Edward (born 1881 in Lancashire, England).


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Mary

Dawson

Wife
Female

Mary E S

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Harry S

Dawson

Son
Female

Eliza S

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Alice A

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Emma S

Dawson

Daughter
Male

John W

Dawson

Son
Male

Tom S

Dawson

Son
Female

Mary

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Joe S

Dawson

Son
Male

Edward

Dawson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Married

40

1841

York, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Dawson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Derbyshire, England

Mary E S

Dawson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Lancashire, England

Harry S

Dawson

Son

Single

15

1866

Lancashire, England

Eliza S

Dawson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Lancashire, England

Alice A

Dawson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Cheshire, England

Emma S

Dawson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Lancashire, England

John W

Dawson

Son

Single

8

1873

Cheshire, England

Tom S

Dawson

Son

Single

7

1874

Cheshire, England

Mary

Dawson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Lancashire, England

Joe S

Dawson

Son

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

Edward

Dawson

Son

Single

0

1881

Lancashire, England

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