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Household of Robert Dawson (born 1841, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, Durham, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Dawson, born in 1841 in Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Isabella Dawson, born in 1846 in Durham, England. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1867 in Lumley, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1870 in Lumley, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Lumley, Durham, England), George (born 1874 in Lumley, Durham, England), Dorothy A (born 1877 in Lumley, Durham, England) and William (born 1880 in Lumley, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Visitor, Deanna Virty, born in 1862 in Durham, England.


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Robert Dawson's household

Male

Robert

Dawson

Head
Female

Isabella

Dawson

Wife
Male

Robert

Dawson

Son
Female

Margaret

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Dawson

Son
Male

George

Dawson

Son
Female

Dorothy A

Dawson

Daughter
Male

William

Dawson

Son
Female

Deanna

Virty

Visitor
First name(s) Robert
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Dawson

Head

Married

40

1841

Northumberland, England

Isabella

Dawson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Durham, England

Robert

Dawson

Son

Single

14

1867

Lumley, Durham, England

Margaret

Dawson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lumley, Durham, England

Thomas

Dawson

Son

Single

9

1872

Lumley, Durham, England

George

Dawson

Son

Single

7

1874

Lumley, Durham, England

Dorothy A

Dawson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lumley, Durham, England

William

Dawson

Son

Single

1

1880

Lumley, Durham, England

Deanna

Virty

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Durham, England

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