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Household of Joseph Dawson (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Dawson, born in 1839 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Dawson, born in 1842 in Thornton Hough, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1865 in Bebington, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1873 in Bebington, Cheshire, England) and Ada (born 1875 in Bebington, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, James Rodgers, born in 1853 in Ireland.


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Joseph Dawson's household

Male

Joseph

Dawson

Head
Female

Mary

Dawson

Wife
Male

William

Dawson

Son
Female

Mary

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Ada

Dawson

Daughter
Male

James

Rodgers

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Dawson

Head

Married

42

1839

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Dawson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Thornton Hough, Cheshire, England

William

Dawson

Son

Single

16

1865

Bebington, Cheshire, England

Mary

Dawson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bebington, Cheshire, England

Ada

Dawson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bebington, Cheshire, England

James

Rodgers

Boarder

-

28

1853

Ireland

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