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Household of Thomas Dawson (born 1817, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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 1817 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dawson, born in 1831 in Darlington, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Annie (born 1861 in Darlington, Durham, England), George (born 1863 in Darlington, Durham, England), Alice (born 1865 in Darlington, Durham, England), Maggie (born 1868 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England) and Willie (born 1871 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Hannah (born 1863 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England) and Thomas's Servant, Ralph (born 1862 in Staindrop, Durham, England).


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Thomas Dawson's household

Male

Thomas

Dawson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Wife
Female

Annie

Dawson

Daughter
Male

George

Dawson

Son
Female

Alice

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Willie

Dawson

Son
Female

Hannah

Turner

Servant
Male

Ralph

Hutchinson

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dawson

Head

Married

64

1817

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Darlington, Durham, England

Annie

Dawson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Darlington, Durham, England

George

Dawson

Son

Single

18

1863

Darlington, Durham, England

Alice

Dawson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Darlington, Durham, England

Maggie

Dawson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Willie

Dawson

Son

Single

10

1871

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Hannah

Turner

Servant

Single

18

1863

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Ralph

Hutchinson

Servant

Single

19

1862

Staindrop, Durham, England

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