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Household of Joseph Dawson (born 1852, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1852 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dawson, born in 1855 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Emily (born 1878 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England) and Mary H (born 1880 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1863 in United States) and Joseph's Lodger, Margaret (born 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
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Joseph Dawson's household
Joseph
Dawson
Head
Elizabeth
Dawson
Wife
Emily
Dawson
Daughter
Mary H
Dawson
Daughter
Elizabeth
Jordan
Lodger
Margaret
Abraham
Lodger
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Dawson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 29 |
| Birth year | 1852 |
| Birth place | Ovenden, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Dawson | Head | Married | 29 | 1852 | Ovenden, Yorkshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Dawson | Wife | Married | 26 | 1855 | Ovenden, Yorkshire, England | |
Emily | Dawson | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Ovenden, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary H | Dawson | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Ovenden, Yorkshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Jordan | Lodger | Single | 18 | 1863 | United States | |
Margaret | Abraham | Lodger | Single | 18 | 1863 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
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