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Household of Thomas Dawson (born 1845, 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 1845 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Emma Dawson, born in 1844 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Albert Edward (born 1867 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), James Clegg (born 1870 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Emma (born 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1876 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Emily (born 1880 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Sarah Stansfield, born in 1808 in Bury, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Dawson's household

Male

Thomas

Dawson

Head
Female

Emma

Dawson

Wife
Male

Albert Edward

Dawson

Son
Male

James Clegg

Dawson

Son
Female

Elizabeth Emma

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Dawson

Son
Female

Sarah

Stansfield

Mother In Law
Female

Emily

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Bolton, 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

36

1845

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Emma

Dawson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Albert Edward

Dawson

Son

Single

14

1867

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James Clegg

Dawson

Son

Single

11

1870

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Emma

Dawson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Annie

Dawson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Dawson

Son

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Stansfield

Mother In Law

Widow

73

1808

Bury, Lancashire, England

Emily

Dawson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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