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Household of Samuel Dawson (born 1819, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 Dawson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Dawson, born in 1819 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Dawson, born in 1813 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth Jane, born 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Sister In Law, Martha Skerrow, born in 1829 in York, Yorkshire, England.


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Samuel Dawson's household

Male

Samuel

Dawson

Head
Female

Mary

Dawson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Jane

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Martha

Skerrow

Sister In Law
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Samuel

Dawson

Head

Married

62

1819

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Dawson

Wife

Married

68

1813

York, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth Jane

Dawson

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martha

Skerrow

Sister In Law

Widow

52

1829

York, Yorkshire, England

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