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Household of Matthew Dawson (born 1848, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, 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.

Matthew Dawson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Dawson, born in 1848 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Hannah Dawson, born in 1850 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; John Thomas (born 1871 in Hunwick, Durham, England), William (born 1872 in Crook, Durham, England), Emma (born 1876 in Hunwick, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Hunwick, Durham, England) and Norman (born 1881 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England).


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Matthew Dawson's household

Male

Matthew

Dawson

Head
Female

Hannah

Dawson

Wife
Male

John Thomas

Dawson

Son
Male

William

Dawson

Son
Female

Emma

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Norman

Dawson

Son
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Dawson

Head

Married

33

1848

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Hannah

Dawson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

John Thomas

Dawson

Son

Single

10

1871

Hunwick, Durham, England

William

Dawson

Son

Single

9

1872

Crook, Durham, England

Emma

Dawson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hunwick, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hunwick, Durham, England

Norman

Dawson

Son

Single

0

1881

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

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