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Household of John Dawson (born 1850, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, Lanarkshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dawson, born in 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Dawson, born in 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Patrick (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Hannah (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Michael Ridley, born in 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Ann

Dawson

Wife
Male

James

Dawson

Son
Male

Patrick

Dawson

Son
Female

Hannah

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Michael

Ridley

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Married

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Dawson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Dawson

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Patrick

Dawson

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hannah

Dawson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Michael

Ridley

Boarder

-

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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