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Household of Richard Dawson (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Dawson, born in 1843 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Eliza Dawson, born in 1845 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England. They had 2 children; Fred (born 1869 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England) and Charlotte (born 1873 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Brother In Law, James Warwick, born in 1850 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England.


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Richard Dawson's household

Male

Richard

Dawson

Head
Female

Eliza

Dawson

Wife
Male

Fred

Dawson

Son
Female

Charlotte

A Dawson

Daughter
Male

James

Warwick

Brother In Law
First name(s) Richard
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Dawson

Head

Married

38

1843

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Dawson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

Fred

Dawson

Son

Single

12

1869

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Charlotte

A Dawson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James

Warwick

Brother In Law

Single

31

1850

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

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