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Household of John Dawson (born 1842, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dawson, born in 1842 in Easington, Durham, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Dawson, born in 1851 in Easington, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Margaret J (born 1865 in Easington, Durham, England), John (born 1868 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England), Mary (born 1873 in Easington, Durham, England), Ann (born 1878 in Easington, Durham, England) and Shipley (born 1880 in Easington, Durham, England).


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Mary A

Dawson

Wife
Female

Margaret J

Dawson

Daughter
Male

John

Dawson

Son
Female

Mary

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Shipley

Dawson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Easington, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Married

39

1842

Easington, Durham, England

Mary A

Dawson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Easington, Durham, England

Margaret J

Dawson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Easington, Durham, England

John

Dawson

Son

Single

13

1868

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Mary

Dawson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Easington, Durham, England

Ann

Dawson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Easington, Durham, England

Shipley

Dawson

Son

Single

1

1880

Easington, Durham, England

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