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Household of Matthew Dawson (born 1854, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Clitheroe, Yorkshire,Lancashire, 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.

Matthew Dawson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Dawson, born in 1854 in Bashall Eaves, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to May Dawson, born in 1854 in Bashall Eaves, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; May (born 1877 in Bashall Eaves, Yorkshire, England) and John (born 1880 in Bashall Eaves, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Brother, Charles (born 1856 in Bashall Eaves, Yorkshire, England), Matthew's Cousin, Hannah (born 1846 in Yorkshire, England), Matthew's Servant, James (born 1856 in Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England), Matthew's Servant, Thomas (born 1856 in Chipping, Lancashire, England) and Matthew's Servant, Jane (born 1864 in Yorkshire, England).


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Matthew Dawson's household

Male

Matthew

Dawson

Head
Female

May

Dawson

Wife
Female

May

Dawson

Daughter
Male

John

Dawson

Son
Male

Charles

Dawson

Brother
Female

Hannah

Dawson

Cousin
Male

James

Parker

Servant
Male

Thomas

Slater

Servant
Female

Jane

Altham

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Bashall Eaves, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Dawson

Head

Married

27

1854

Bashall Eaves, Yorkshire, England

May

Dawson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Bashall Eaves, Yorkshire, England

May

Dawson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bashall Eaves, Yorkshire, England

John

Dawson

Son

Single

1

1880

Bashall Eaves, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Dawson

Brother

Single

25

1856

Bashall Eaves, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Dawson

Cousin

Single

35

1846

Yorkshire, England

James

Parker

Servant

Single

25

1856

Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Slater

Servant

Single

25

1856

Chipping, Lancashire, England

Jane

Altham

Servant

Single

17

1864

Yorkshire, England

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