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Household of Robert Dawson (born 1843, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Dawson, born in 1843 in Nottinghamshire, consisted of 12 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Dawson, born in 1847 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Alice (born 1865 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Robert (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Mary Jane (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Florence (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and George (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Lodger Head, George Foster, born in 1850 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Robert Dawson's household

Male

Robert

Dawson

Head
Female

Mary

Dawson

Wife
Female

Alice

Dawson

Daughter
Male

William

Dawson

Son
Male

Robert

Dawson

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Dawson

Son
Male

George

Foster

Lodger Head
Female

Annie

Foster

Wife
Female

Florence

Foster

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Foster

Daughter
Male

George

Foster

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Dawson

Head

Married

38

1843

Nottinghamshire, England

Mary

Dawson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Dawson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Dawson

Son

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Dawson

Son

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Dawson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Dawson

Son

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George

Foster

Lodger Head

Married

31

1850

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Foster

Wife

Married

30

1851

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Foster

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Foster

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George

Foster

Son

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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