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Household of John Dawson (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dawson, born in 1837 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Dawson, born in 1837 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Elizabeth (born 1856 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1866 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Ann (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Easter (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Lydia (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Emily (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Ann

Dawson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter
Male

William

Dawson

Son
Male

Walter

Dawson

Son
Female

Ann

Dawson

Daughter
Male

John

Dawson

Son
Female

Easter

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Lydia

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Emily

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Married

44

1837

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Dawson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Dawson

Son

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Dawson

Son

Single

15

1866

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Dawson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John

Dawson

Son

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Easter

Dawson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Lydia

Dawson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Dawson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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