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Household of John Dawson (born 1849, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dawson, born in 1849 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Sarah (born 1820 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John's Sister, Elizabeth A (born 1845 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John's Sister, Sarah (born 1851 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John's Sister, Eva (born 1856 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John's Boarder, Albert (born 1846 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and John's Boarder, Albert R (born 1852 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England).


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Sarah

Dawson

Mother
Female

Elizabeth A

Dawson

Sister
Female

Sarah

Dawson

Sister
Female

Eva

Dawson

Sister
Male

Albert

Reaney

Boarder
Male

Albert R

Heathcote

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Single

32

1849

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Dawson

Mother

Widow

61

1820

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth A

Dawson

Sister

Single

36

1845

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Dawson

Sister

Single

30

1851

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Eva

Dawson

Sister

Single

25

1856

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Reaney

Boarder

Single

35

1846

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Albert R

Heathcote

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

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