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Household of John Dawson (born 1851, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peters, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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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 1851 in Clunie, Fife, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Dawson, born in 1850 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David H (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and George M (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father, William Dawson, born in 1818 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Annie

Dawson

Wife
Male

John

Dawson

Son
Male

David H

Dawson

Son
Male

William

Dawson

Son
Male

George M

Dawson

Son
Male

William

Dawson

Father
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Clunie, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Married

30

1851

Clunie, Fife, Scotland

Annie

Dawson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Dawson

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David H

Dawson

Son

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Dawson

Son

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George M

Dawson

Son

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Dawson

Father

Widower

63

1818

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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