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Household of Richard Dawson (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

Richard Dawson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Dawson, born in 1829 in Little Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Anna Dawson, born in 1833 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1858 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), John (born 1863 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1870 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Boarder, James Verdon, born in 1860 in Derby, Derbyshire, England.


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Richard Dawson's household

Male

Richard

Dawson

Head
Female

Anna

Dawson

Wife
Male

James

Dawson

Son
Male

John

Dawson

Son
Female

Margaret

Dawson

Daughter
Male

James

Verdon

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Little Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Dawson

Head

Married

52

1829

Little Bolton, Lancashire, England

Anna

Dawson

Wife

Married

48

1833

St Helens, Lancashire, England

James

Dawson

Son

Single

23

1858

St Helens, Lancashire, England

John

Dawson

Son

Single

18

1863

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Dawson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

St Helens, Lancashire, England

James

Verdon

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Derby, Derbyshire, England

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