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Household of Joseph Dawson (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Dawson, born in 1829 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ann Dawson, born in 1838 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; William A (born 1855 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Margaret E (born 1856 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Joseph L (born 1860 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Mary J (born 1862 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Ralph A (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England), James F (born 1873 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Benjamin D (born 1880 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Dawson's household

Male

Joseph

Dawson

Head
Female

Ann

Dawson

Wife
Male

William A

Dawson

Son
Female

Margaret E

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Joseph L

Dawson

Son
Female

Mary J

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Ralph A

Dawson

Son
Male

James F

Dawson

Son
Male

Benjamin D

Dawson

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Dawson

Head

Married

52

1829

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Dawson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Preston, Lancashire, England

William A

Dawson

Son

Single

26

1855

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret E

Dawson

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Preston, Lancashire, England

Joseph L

Dawson

Son

Single

21

1860

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Dawson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ralph A

Dawson

Son

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

James F

Dawson

Son

Single

8

1873

Preston, Lancashire, England

Benjamin D

Dawson

Son

Single

1

1880

Preston, Lancashire, England

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