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Household of Thomas Dawson (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 1844 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Annie Dawson, born in 1847 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William (born 1876 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1878 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England) and Esther (born 1880 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Sister In Law, Esther Axley, born in 1849 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Dawson's household

Male

Thomas

Dawson

Head
Female

Annie

Dawson

Wife
Female

Mary

Dawson

Daughter
Male

James

Dawson

Son
Male

William

Dawson

Son
Female

Sarah

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Esther

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Esther

Axley

Sister In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Clitheroe, 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

37

1844

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Annie

Dawson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Dawson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Dawson

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Dawson

Son

Single

5

1876

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Dawson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Esther

Dawson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Esther

Axley

Sister In Law

-

32

1849

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

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