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Household of Robert Dawson (born 1832, 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.

Robert Dawson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Dawson, born in 1832 in Southport, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Isabella Dawson, born in 1835 in Southport, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Margaret (born 1858 in Southport, Lancashire, England), William (born 1863 in Southport, Lancashire, England), Catherine (born 1865 in Southport, Lancashire, England), John (born 1870 in Southport, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1872 in Southport, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1876 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), Isabella (born 1877 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1880 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Lodger, Alice Taylor, born in 1828 in Southport, Lancashire, England.


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Robert Dawson's household

Male

Robert

Dawson

Head
Female

Isabella

Dawson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Dawson

Daughter
Male

William

Dawson

Son
Female

Catherine

Dawson

Daughter
Male

John

Dawson

Son
Female

Ellen

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Dawson

Son
Female

Isabella

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Richard

Dawson

Son
Female

Alice

Taylor

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Southport, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Dawson

Head

Married

49

1832

Southport, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Dawson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Southport, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Dawson

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Southport, Lancashire, England

William

Dawson

Son

Single

18

1863

Southport, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Dawson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Southport, Lancashire, England

John

Dawson

Son

Single

11

1870

Southport, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Dawson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Southport, Lancashire, England

Robert

Dawson

Son

Single

5

1876

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Dawson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Richard

Dawson

Son

Single

1

1880

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Taylor

Lodger

Widow

53

1828

Southport, Lancashire, England

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