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Household of Joseph Dawson (born 1837, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 1837 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dawson, born in 1844 in Ireland. They had 4 children; John W (born 1868 in South Africa), Sabina (born 1876 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Francis H (born 1879 in Ireland) and Ellen E (born 1881 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Visitor, Eliza Checkney, born in 1850 in Bedworth, Warwickshire, England.
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Joseph Dawson's household
Joseph
Dawson
Head
Margaret
Dawson
Wife
John W
Dawson
Son
Sabina
Dawson
Daughter
Eliza
Checkney
Visitor
Francis H
Checkney
Son
Ellen E
Checkney
Daughter
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Dawson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Preston, Lancashire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Dawson | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Preston, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Dawson | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Ireland | |
John W | Dawson | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | South Africa | |
Sabina | Dawson | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
Eliza | Checkney | Visitor | Married | 31 | 1850 | Bedworth, Warwickshire, England | |
Francis H | Checkney | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Ireland | |
Ellen E | Checkney | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Ireland |
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