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Household of John Dawson (born 1817, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, Durham, 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 1817 in Ingleby, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Dawson, born in 1817 in Durham, Durham, England. They had 1 child; Ralph, born 1854 in Hartlepool, Durham, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Mary J (born 1863 in Hartlepool, Durham, England) and Robert D (born 1879 in Hartlepool, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son Head, Robert (born 1858 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), John's Daughter In Law, Eliza (born 1858 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), John's Servant, James (born 1860 in Hartlepool, Durham, England) and John's Servant, William (born 1863 in Hartlepool, Durham, England).


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Mary

Dawson

Wife
Male

Ralph

Dawson

Son
Male

Robert

Dawson

Son Head
Female

Eliza

Dawson

Daughter In Law
Female

Mary J

Gray

Grand Daughter
Male

Robert D

Howel

Grand Son
Male

James

Grumiety

Servant
Male

William

Gilespie

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Ingleby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Married

64

1817

Ingleby, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Dawson

Wife

Married

64

1817

Durham, Durham, England

Ralph

Dawson

Son

Married

27

1854

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Robert

Dawson

Son Head

Single

23

1858

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Eliza

Dawson

Daughter In Law

Married

23

1858

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Mary J

Gray

Grand Daughter

Single

18

1863

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Robert D

Howel

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Hartlepool, Durham, England

James

Grumiety

Servant

Single

21

1860

Hartlepool, Durham, England

William

Gilespie

Servant

Single

18

1863

Hartlepool, Durham, England

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