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Household of John Dawson (born 1841, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dysart, Fife, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dawson, born in 1841 in Fife, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Dawson, born in 1843 in Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1867 in Fife, Scotland), Catherine (born 1868 in Fife, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Fife, Scotland), David (born 1876 in Fife, Scotland), Helen (born 1878 in Fife, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, David Manners, born in 1867 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland.
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John Dawson's household
John
Dawson
Head
Helen
Dawson
Wife
James
Dawson
Son
Catherine
Dawson
Daughter
John
Dawson
Son
David
Dawson
Son
Helen
Dawson
Daughter
Robert
Dawson
Son
David
Manners
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Dawson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Fife, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Dawson | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Fife, Scotland | |
Helen | Dawson | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Fife, Scotland | |
James | Dawson | Son | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Fife, Scotland | |
Catherine | Dawson | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Fife, Scotland | |
John | Dawson | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Fife, Scotland | |
David | Dawson | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Fife, Scotland | |
Helen | Dawson | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Fife, Scotland | |
Robert | Dawson | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Fife, Scotland | |
David | Manners | Boarder | - | 14 | 1867 | Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland |
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