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Household of John Dawson (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maryhill, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dawson, born in 1838 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Dawson, born in 1841 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Catherine (born 1863 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1865 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1873 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1874 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1877 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Helen

Dawson

Wife
Female

Catherine

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Married

43

1838

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Dawson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Dawson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Dawson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Dawson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Dawson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Dawson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Dawson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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