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Household of Samuel Dawber (born 1825, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Samuel Dawber and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Dawber, born in 1825 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Samuel was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Ellen (born 1855 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1853 in Wigan, Lancashire, England). He had 2 grandchildren; Sarah A (born 1873 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Samuel H (born 1875 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Son In Law, John Potter, born in 1849 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.


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Samuel Dawber's household

Male

Samuel

Dawber

Head
Female

Ellen

Dawber

Daughter
Male

John

Potter

Son In Law
Female

Alice

Potter

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Potter

Grand Daughter
Male

Samuel H

Potter

Grand Son
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Dawber
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Dawber

Head

Widower

56

1825

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Dawber

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John

Potter

Son In Law

Married

32

1849

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Alice

Potter

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Potter

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Samuel H

Potter

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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