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Household of Joseph Dawson (born 1815, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Dawson, born in 1815 in Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Hannah Dawson, born in 1811 in Durham, Durham, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1879 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England) and Isabella (born 1877 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Mary J (born 1865 in Durham, Durham, England) and Robert D (born 1868 in Durham, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Son In Law, John (born 1835 in Durham, Durham, England), Joseph's Servant, Ellen (born 1860 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England) and Joseph's Servant, Agnes K (born 1866 in Princes Risborough, Suffolk, England).


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Joseph Dawson's household

Male

Joseph

Dawson

Head
Female

Hannah

Dawson

Wife
Female

Mary J

Wilson

Grand Daughter
Male

Robert D

Wilson

Grand Son
Male

John

Wilson

Son In Law
Female

Isabella

Patrick

Wife
Male

John

Patrick

Son
Female

Isabella

Patrick

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Bent

Servant
Female

Agnes K

Bent

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Dawson

Head

Married

66

1815

Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Dawson

Wife

Married

70

1811

Durham, Durham, England

Mary J

Wilson

Grand Daughter

Single

16

1865

Durham, Durham, England

Robert D

Wilson

Grand Son

Single

13

1868

Durham, Durham, England

John

Wilson

Son In Law

Widower

46

1835

Durham, Durham, England

Isabella

Patrick

Wife

Married

30

1851

Workington, Cumberland, England

John

Patrick

Son

Single

2

1879

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Isabella

Patrick

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Ellen

Bent

Servant

Single

21

1860

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Agnes K

Bent

Servant

Single

15

1866

Princes Risborough, Suffolk, England

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