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Household of Peter Dootson (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

Peter Dootson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Dootson, born in 1837 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Jane Dootson, born in 1836 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; John (born 1862 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), Susannah (born 1865 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1868 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), Sarah J (born 1873 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1876 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1878 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England) and Eda (born 1881 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England).


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Peter Dootson's household

Male

Peter

Dootson

Head
Female

Jane

Dootson

Wife
Male

John

Dootson

Son
Female

Susannah

Dootson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Dootson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dootson

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Dootson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Dootson

Daughter
Female

Martha

Dootson

Daughter
Female

Eda

Dootson

Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Dootson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Dootson

Head

Married

44

1837

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Dootson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

John

Dootson

Son

Single

19

1862

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Dootson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Dootson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Dootson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Dootson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Dootson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Martha

Dootson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Eda

Dootson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

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