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Household of Joseph Dawson (born 1841, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Dawson, born in 1841 in Stratford, Essex, consisted of 13 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary A Dawson, born in 1842 in Stratford, Essex, England. They had 11 children; Henry (born 1861 in Stratford, Essex, England), Frederick (born 1863 in Stratford, Essex, England), Thomas (born 1864 in Stratford, Essex, England), Walter (born 1866 in Stratford, Essex, England), Joseph (born 1868 in Stratford, Essex, England), Hannah (born 1870 in Stratford, Essex, England), James (born 1874 in Penshaw, Durham, England), Sarah I (born 1875 in Penshaw, Durham, England), Robert (born 1877 in Penshaw, Durham, England), George (born 1879 in Penshaw, Durham, England) and Harriett (born 1881 in Penshaw, Durham, England).


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Joseph Dawson's household

Male

Joseph

Dawson

Head
Female

Mary A

Dawson

Wife
Male

Henry

Dawson

Son
Male

Frederick

Dawson

Son
Male

Thomas

Dawson

Son
Male

Walter

Dawson

Son
Male

Joseph

Dawson

Son
Female

Hannah

Dawson

Daughter
Male

James

Dawson

Son
Female

Sarah I

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Dawson

Son
Male

George

Dawson

Son
Female

Harriett

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Stratford, Essex, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Dawson

Head

Married

40

1841

Stratford, Essex, England

Mary A

Dawson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Stratford, Essex, England

Henry

Dawson

Son

Single

20

1861

Stratford, Essex, England

Frederick

Dawson

Son

Single

18

1863

Stratford, Essex, England

Thomas

Dawson

Son

Single

17

1864

Stratford, Essex, England

Walter

Dawson

Son

Single

15

1866

Stratford, Essex, England

Joseph

Dawson

Son

Single

13

1868

Stratford, Essex, England

Hannah

Dawson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Stratford, Essex, England

James

Dawson

Son

Single

7

1874

Penshaw, Durham, England

Sarah I

Dawson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Penshaw, Durham, England

Robert

Dawson

Son

Single

4

1877

Penshaw, Durham, England

George

Dawson

Son

Single

2

1879

Penshaw, Durham, England

Harriett

Dawson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Penshaw, Durham, England

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