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Household of John Dawson (born 1848, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dawson, born in 1848 in Otley, Yorkshire, consisted of 15 members. John was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Dawson, born in 1846 in Otley, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; John H (born 1866 in Otley, Yorkshire, England), Olive (born 1870 in Otley, Yorkshire, England), Hettie (born 1872 in Otley, Yorkshire, England), Charlie (born 1874 in Otley, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1877 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Charlotte (born 1879 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Annie (born 1863 in Otley, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, John (born 1821 in Otley, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1850 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Charles (born 1831 in Pudsey, Yorkshire, England), John's Lodger, Edward Hny (born 1837 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1850 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Charlotte

Dawson

Wife
Female

Annie

Dawson

Niece
Male

John H

Dawson

Son
Female

Olive

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Hettie

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Charlie

Dawson

Son
Male

George

Dawson

Son
Female

Charlotte

Dawson

Daughter
Male

John

Hoyle

Servant
Female

Mary

Turver

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Hinchliffe

Servant
Male

Charles

Braithwaite

Servant
Male

Edward Hny

Barker

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Swales

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Otley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Married

33

1848

Otley, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte

Dawson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Otley, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Dawson

Niece

Single

18

1863

Otley, Yorkshire, England

John H

Dawson

Son

Single

15

1866

Otley, Yorkshire, England

Olive

Dawson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Otley, Yorkshire, England

Hettie

Dawson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Otley, Yorkshire, England

Charlie

Dawson

Son

Single

7

1874

Otley, Yorkshire, England

George

Dawson

Son

Single

4

1877

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte

Dawson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John

Hoyle

Servant

Single

60

1821

Otley, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Turver

Servant

Single

19

1862

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Hinchliffe

Servant

Single

31

1850

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charles

Braithwaite

Servant

Single

50

1831

Pudsey, Yorkshire, England

Edward Hny

Barker

Lodger

Widower

44

1837

City of London, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Swales

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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