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Household of John Dawson (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Driffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 1844 in Thixendale, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dawson, born in 1846 in Leavening, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Lilla (born 1870 in West Lutton, Yorkshire, England), Thomas William (born 1872 in West Lutton, Yorkshire, England), John Edward (born 1874 in West Lutton, Yorkshire, England), Francis Richard (born 1876 in West Lutton, Yorkshire, England), Robert Earnest (born 1878 in West Lutton, Yorkshire, England) and Alice (born 1881 in West Lutton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Journey Man, John (born 1845 in Leavening, Yorkshire, England) and John's Apprentice, William Albert (born 1865 in Walton, Yorkshire, England).


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Sarah

Dawson

Wife
Female

Lilla

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Thomas William

Dawson

Son
Male

John Edward

Dawson

Son
Male

Francis Richard

Dawson

Son
Male

Robert Earnest

Dawson

Son
Female

Alice

Dawson

Daughter
Male

John

Kilvington

Journey Man
Male

William Albert

Kilvington

Apprentice
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Thixendale, 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

37

1844

Thixendale, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Dawson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Leavening, Yorkshire, England

Lilla

Dawson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

West Lutton, Yorkshire, England

Thomas William

Dawson

Son

Single

9

1872

West Lutton, Yorkshire, England

John Edward

Dawson

Son

Single

7

1874

West Lutton, Yorkshire, England

Francis Richard

Dawson

Son

Single

5

1876

West Lutton, Yorkshire, England

Robert Earnest

Dawson

Son

Single

3

1878

West Lutton, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Dawson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

West Lutton, Yorkshire, England

John

Kilvington

Journey Man

Single

36

1845

Leavening, Yorkshire, England

William Albert

Kilvington

Apprentice

Single

16

1865

Walton, Yorkshire, England

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