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Household of Joseph Dawson (born 1844, Durham)

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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Dawson, born in 1844 in Durham, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Dawson, born in 1850 in Colliery Row, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Mary Ann (born 1872 in Spring Gardens, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1874 in Spring Gardens, Durham, England), Jane (born 1876 in Spring Gardens, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Spring Gardens, Durham, England).


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Joseph Dawson's household

Male

Joseph

Dawson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Dawson

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Dawson

Son
Female

Jane

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

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

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Dawson

Head

Married

37

1844

Durham, England

Mary Ann

Dawson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Colliery Row, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Dawson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Spring Gardens, Durham, England

Joseph

Dawson

Son

Single

7

1874

Spring Gardens, Durham, England

Jane

Dawson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Spring Gardens, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Spring Gardens, Durham, England

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