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Household of Joshua Dawson (born 1837, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Dawson, born in 1837 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, consisted of 11 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dawson, born in 1839 in Durham, England. They had 8 children; John Thos (born 1860 in Durham, England), James (born 1860 in Durham, England), Ann (born 1862 in Durham, England), Hannah (born 1864 in Durham, England), Joshua (born 1866 in Durham, England), Ester (born 1868 in Durham, England), Christanna (born 1872 in Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1874 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joshua's Boarder, Thomas Newby, born in 1855 in Durham, England.
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Joshua Dawson's household
Joshua
Dawson
Head
Elizabeth
Dawson
Wife
John Thos
Dawson
Son
James
Dawson
Son
Ann
Dawson
Daughter
Hannah
Dawson
Daughter
Joshua
Dawson
Son
Ester
Dawson
Daughter
Christanna
Dawson
Daughter
Elizabeth
Dawson
Daughter
Thomas
Newby
Boarder
| First name(s) | Joshua |
| Last name | Dawson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Bishop Auckland, Durham, England |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joshua | Dawson | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Bishop Auckland, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Dawson | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Durham, England | |
John Thos | Dawson | Son | Single | 21 | 1860 | Durham, England | |
James | Dawson | Son | Single | 21 | 1860 | Durham, England | |
Ann | Dawson | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | Durham, England | |
Hannah | Dawson | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Durham, England | |
Joshua | Dawson | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Durham, England | |
Ester | Dawson | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Durham, England | |
Christanna | Dawson | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Dawson | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Durham, England | |
Thomas | Newby | Boarder | Single | 26 | 1855 | Durham, England |
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