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Household of Joseph A Dawson (born 1842, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, 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.

Joseph A Dawson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph A Dawson, born in 1842 in Coldingham, Berwickshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph A was the head of the household, married to Isabella Dawson, born in 1848 in Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Joseph A (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1874 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1876 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph A's Visitor, Annie (born 1851 in England) and Joseph A's Servant, Flora (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Joseph A Dawson's household

Male

Joseph A

Dawson

Head
Female

Isabella

Dawson

Wife
Male

Joseph A

Dawson

Son
Female

Margaret

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Bell

Visitor
Female

Flora

McDonald

Servant
First name(s) Joseph A
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph A

Dawson

Head

Married

39

1842

Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland

Isabella

Dawson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Fife, Scotland

Joseph A

Dawson

Son

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Dawson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

Dawson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Dawson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Annie

Bell

Visitor

Unmarried

30

1851

England

Flora

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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