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Household of John Dawson (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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 1847 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dawson, born in 1844 in Chorley, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John T (born 1870 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1871 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1875 in Church, Lancashire, England), Esther (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1880 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) and Peter (born 1881 in Chorley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Thomas Dawson, born in 1812 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Sarah

Dawson

Wife
Male

John T

Dawson

Son
Male

Robert

Dawson

Son
Female

Margaret

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Esther

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Peter

Dawson

Son
Male

Thomas

Dawson

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Preston, 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

34

1847

Preston, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Dawson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Chorley, Lancashire, England

John T

Dawson

Son

Single

11

1870

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Robert

Dawson

Son

Single

10

1871

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Dawson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Church, Lancashire, England

Esther

Dawson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ann

Dawson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Peter

Dawson

Son

Single

0

1881

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Dawson

Lodger

Married

69

1812

Preston, Lancashire, England

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