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Household of Joseph Dawson (born 1852, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, England

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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 Dawson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Dawson, born in 1852 in Islington, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Dawson, born in 1852 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Joseph (born 1872 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Ellen (born 1874 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Jessie (born 1875 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Henry (born 1877 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England) and Amelia Ann (born 1880 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, George Spencer, born in 1815 in St Ann's, Middlesex, England.


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Joseph Dawson's household

Male

Joseph

Dawson

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Dawson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Dawson

Son
Female

Ellen

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Dawson

Son
Female

Amelia Ann

Dawson

Daughter
Male

George

Spencer

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Islington, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Dawson

Head

Married

29

1852

Islington, Middlesex, England

Sarah Ann

Dawson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Dawson

Son

Single

9

1872

Islington, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Dawson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Jessie

Dawson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Henry

Dawson

Son

Single

4

1877

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Amelia Ann

Dawson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Islington, Middlesex, England

George

Spencer

Lodger

-

66

1815

St Ann's, Middlesex, England

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