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Household of Joseph Dawson (born 1851, Berkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, Devon, 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 1851 in Berkshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Viletta Jane Dawson, born in 1853 in Berkshire, England. They had 5 children; Joseph William (born 1874 in Appleford, Devon, England), William John (born 1876 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Frank (born 1877 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Emily Ann (born 1879 in Devon, England) and Charles Reid (born 1880 in Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, John Hy Brookes, born in 1860 in Berkshire, England.


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Joseph Dawson's household

Male

Joseph

Dawson

Head
Female

Viletta Jane

Dawson

Wife
Male

Joseph William

Dawson

Son
Male

William John

Dawson

Son
Male

Frank

Dawson

Son
Female

Emily Ann

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Charles Reid

Dawson

Son
Male

John Hy

Brookes

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Berkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Dawson

Head

Married

30

1851

Berkshire, England

Viletta Jane

Dawson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Berkshire, England

Joseph William

Dawson

Son

Single

7

1874

Appleford, Devon, England

William John

Dawson

Son

Single

5

1876

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Frank

Dawson

Son

Single

4

1877

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Emily Ann

Dawson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Devon, England

Charles Reid

Dawson

Son

Single

1

1880

Devon, England

John Hy

Brookes

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Berkshire, England

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