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Household of Josiah Dawson (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Josiah Dawson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Dawson, born in 1841 in Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Betsy E Dawson, born in 1841 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Edith C H (born 1863 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Lillia (born 1872 in Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1875 in Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1877 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), Susan (born 1879 in Batley, Yorkshire, England) and Arthur (born 1880 in Batley, Yorkshire, England).


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Josiah Dawson's household

Male

Josiah

Dawson

Head
Female

Betsy E

Dawson

Wife
Female

Edith C H

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Lillia

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Emma

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Harry

Dawson

Son
Female

Susan

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Dawson

Son
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Dawson

Head

Married

40

1841

Yorkshire, England

Betsy E

Dawson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Edith C H

Dawson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Lillia

Dawson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Yorkshire, England

Emma

Dawson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Yorkshire, England

Harry

Dawson

Son

Single

4

1877

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Susan

Dawson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Dawson

Son

Single

1

1880

Batley, Yorkshire, England

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