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Household of Thomas Dawson (born 1848, Cheshire)

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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dawson, born in 1848 in Crewe, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dawson, born in 1849 in Cheshire, England. They had 7 children; Ellen (born 1870 in Bradford, Lancashire, England), Christopher I (born 1871 in Bradford, Lancashire, England), Dora (born 1874 in Bradford, Lancashire, England), Richard H (born 1875 in Bradford, Lancashire, England), Florence (born 1877 in Bradford, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1878 in Bradford, Lancashire, England) and Harry (born 1880 in Bradford, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Dawson's household

Male

Thomas

Dawson

Head
Female

Sarah

Dawson

Wife
Female

Ellen

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Christopher I

Dawson

Son
Female

Dora

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Richard H

Dawson

Son
Female

Florence

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Harry

Dawson

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Crewe, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dawson

Head

Married

33

1848

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Dawson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Cheshire, England

Ellen

Dawson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Christopher I

Dawson

Son

Single

10

1871

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Dora

Dawson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Richard H

Dawson

Son

Single

6

1875

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Florence

Dawson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Dawson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Harry

Dawson

Son

Single

1

1880

Bradford, Lancashire, England

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