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Household of Joshua Dawson (born 1821, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Weardale, 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.
Joshua Dawson and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Dawson, born in 1821 in Stanhope, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Frances Dawson, born in 1822 in Stanhope, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Hannah (born 1849 in Stanhope, Durham, England), Sarah A (born 1857 in Stanhope, Durham, England), Mary A (born 1860 in Stanhope, Durham, England) and Phoebe T (born 1862 in Stanhope, Durham, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Florence A (born 1877 in China), Russell T (born 1879 in China) and Joseph D (born 1881 in China).
During the period, also present in the household was Joshua's Servant, Elizabeth Shaw, born in 1859 in Sunniside, Durham, England.
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Joshua Dawson's household
Joshua
Dawson
Head
Frances
Dawson
Wife
Hannah
Race
Daughter
Florence A
Race
Grand Daughter
Russell T
Race
Grand Son
Joseph D
Race
Grand Son
Sarah A
Dawson
Daughter
Mary A
Dawson
Daughter
Phoebe T
Dawson
Daughter
Elizabeth
Shaw
Servant
| First name(s) | Joshua |
| Last name | Dawson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 60 |
| Birth year | 1821 |
| Birth place | Stanhope, Durham, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joshua | Dawson | Head | Married | 60 | 1821 | Stanhope, Durham, England | |
Frances | Dawson | Wife | Married | 59 | 1822 | Stanhope, Durham, England | |
Hannah | Race | Daughter | Widow | 32 | 1849 | Stanhope, Durham, England | |
Florence A | Race | Grand Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | China | |
Russell T | Race | Grand Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | China | |
Joseph D | Race | Grand Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | China | |
Sarah A | Dawson | Daughter | Single | 24 | 1857 | Stanhope, Durham, England | |
Mary A | Dawson | Daughter | Single | 21 | 1860 | Stanhope, Durham, England | |
Phoebe T | Dawson | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | Stanhope, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Shaw | Servant | Single | 22 | 1859 | Sunniside, Durham, England |
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