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Household of Robert Dawson (born 1833, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, Scotland

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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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Dawson, born in 1833 in St Andrews, Fife, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Dawson, born in 1843 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Madeline (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Robert Dawson's household

Male

Robert

Dawson

Head
Female

Mary

Dawson

Wife
Male

Robert

Dawson

Son
Male

Thomas

Dawson

Son
Female

Jessie

Dawson

Daughter
Male

John

Dawson

Son
Female

Madeline

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Dawson

Head

Married

48

1833

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Dawson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Dawson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Dawson

Son

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Dawson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Dawson

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Madeline

Dawson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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