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Household of Thomas Dawson (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Thomas Dawson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dawson, born in 1841 in Irlam, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dawson, born in 1842 in Irlam, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1861 in Irlam, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Alice (born 1863 in Irlam, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1865 in Irlam, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Irlam, Lancashire, England), Emma Jane (born 1873 in Lancashire, England), Sarah Ellen (born 1876 in Lancashire, England) and Ada (born 1881 in Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Dawson's household

Male

Thomas

Dawson

Head
Female

Sarah

Dawson

Wife
Male

John

Dawson

Son
Female

Elizabeth Alice

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Dawson

Son
Female

Emma Jane

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ellen

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Ada

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Irlam, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dawson

Head

Married

40

1841

Irlam, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Dawson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Irlam, Lancashire, England

John

Dawson

Son

Single

20

1861

Irlam, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Alice

Dawson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Irlam, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Dawson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Irlam, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Dawson

Son

Single

12

1869

Irlam, Lancashire, England

Emma Jane

Dawson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Lancashire, England

Sarah Ellen

Dawson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Lancashire, England

Ada

Dawson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lancashire, England

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