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Household of Peter Dootson (born 1835, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Dootson, born in 1835 in Atherton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Dootson, born in 1837 in Bedford, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1863 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1867 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Margaret E (born 1870 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1874 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and Alfred (born 1875 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).


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Peter Dootson's household

Male

Peter

Dootson

Head
Female

Mary

Dootson

Wife
Male

John

Dootson

Son
Male

Thomas

Dootson

Son
Female

Margaret E

Dootson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Dootson

Son
Male

Alfred

Dootson

Son
First name(s) Peter
Last name Dootson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Atherton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Dootson

Head

Married

46

1835

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Dootson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Bedford, Lancashire, England

John

Dootson

Son

Single

18

1863

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Dootson

Son

Single

14

1867

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Margaret E

Dootson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Henry

Dootson

Son

Single

7

1874

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Dootson

Son

Single

6

1875

Atherton, Lancashire, England

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