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Household of Joseph Dawson (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Dawson, born in 1844 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dawson, born in 1843 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Annie (born 1870 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England), Clara (born 1872 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1874 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1876 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Eleanor (born 1878 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Dawson's household

Male

Joseph

Dawson

Head
Female

Sarah

Dawson

Wife
Female

Annie

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Clara

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Dawson

Son
Male

George

Dawson

Son
Female

Eleanor

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Dawson

Head

Married

37

1844

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Dawson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Dawson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Dawson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Dawson

Son

Single

7

1874

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

George

Dawson

Son

Single

5

1876

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Eleanor

Dawson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

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