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Household of John Dawson (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dawson, born in 1837 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Dawson, born in 1841 in Salisbury, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John Wm (born 1861 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1864 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Dora (born 1868 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Stanley (born 1870 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Arthur (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Martha

Dawson

Wife
Male

John Wm

Dawson

Son
Male

Thomas

Dawson

Son
Female

Dora

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Stanley

Dawson

Son
Male

Arthur

Dawson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Married

44

1837

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Martha

Dawson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Salisbury, Lancashire, England

John Wm

Dawson

Son

Single

20

1861

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Dawson

Son

Single

17

1864

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Dora

Dawson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Stanley

Dawson

Son

Single

11

1870

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Dawson

Son

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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