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Household of Peter Dootson (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 1838 in Horwich, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Ellen Dootson, born in 1837 in Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Sarah (born 1861 in Horwich, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1867 in Horwich, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Horwich, Lancashire, England), John H (born 1870 in Horwich, Lancashire, England), James (born 1875 in Horwich, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1877 in Horwich, Lancashire, England) and Jane E (born 1880 in Horwich, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Daughter Son, Mary Dootson, born in 1871 in Horwich, Lancashire, England.


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Peter Dootson's household

Male

Peter

Dootson

Head
Female

Ellen

Dootson

Wife
Female

Sarah

Dootson

Daughter
Male

Peter

Dootson

Son
Male

Thomas

Dootson

Son
Male

John H

Dootson

Son
Female

Mary

Dootson

Daughter Son
Male

James

Dootson

Son
Female

Ann

Dootson

Daughter
Female

Jane E

Dootson

Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Dootson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Horwich, 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

43

1838

Horwich, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Dootson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Lancashire, England

Sarah

Dootson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Horwich, Lancashire, England

Peter

Dootson

Son

Single

14

1867

Horwich, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Dootson

Son

Single

12

1869

Horwich, Lancashire, England

John H

Dootson

Son

Single

11

1870

Horwich, Lancashire, England

Mary

Dootson

Daughter Son

Single

10

1871

Horwich, Lancashire, England

James

Dootson

Son

Single

6

1875

Horwich, Lancashire, England

Ann

Dootson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Horwich, Lancashire, England

Jane E

Dootson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Horwich, Lancashire, England

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