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Household of Thomas Dawson (born 1859, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dawson, born in 1859 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Betsy Dawson, born in 1836 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1857 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Julia Anne (born 1867 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and John Thomas (born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Mary Anne (born 1856 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Lodger, Charles (born 1862 in Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Mary Ann (born 1862 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Dawson's household

Male

Thomas

Dawson

Head
Female

Betsy

Dawson

Wife
Female

Mary

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Julia Anne

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Mary Anne

Smedley

Boarder
Male

John Thomas

Smedley

Son
Male

Charles

Hindley

Lodger
Female

Mary Ann

Crannon

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dawson

Head

Married

22

1859

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Dawson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Dawson

Daughter

Widow

24

1857

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Julia Anne

Dawson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary Anne

Smedley

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John Thomas

Smedley

Son

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Charles

Hindley

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Crannon

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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