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Household of Robert Dawson (born 1823, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alva, Stirlingshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Dawson, born in 1823 in Dunblane, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to James Dawson, born in 1860 in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1860 in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Maggie H (born 1862 in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1864 in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1867 in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and John M (born 1868 in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Visitor, Mary Ann M (born 1860 in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Jane (born 1860 in Culross, Perthshire, Scotland).


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Robert Dawson's household

Male

Robert

Dawson

Head
Male

James

Dawson

Son
Female

Maggie H

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Dawson

Daughter
Male

John M

Dawson

Son
Female

Mary Ann M

Mills

Visitor
Female

Jane

Carr

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Dawson

Head

Married

58

1823

Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Dawson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Maggie H

Dawson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Dawson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Catherine

Dawson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John M

Dawson

Son

-

13

1868

Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary Ann M

Mills

Visitor

Unmarried

21

1860

Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane

Carr

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Culross, Perthshire, Scotland

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