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Household of Thomas Dawson (born 1842, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dawson, born in 1842 in Fence Houses, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Isabella Dawson, born in 1846 in Lumley, Durham, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1866 in Durham, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Durham, England), Barbara (born 1872 in Durham, England), Isabella (born 1876 in Durham, England), Mary Jane (born 1878 in Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Durham, England).


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Thomas Dawson's household

Male

Thomas

Dawson

Head
Female

Isabella

Dawson

Wife
Male

William

Dawson

Son
Male

Thomas

Dawson

Son
Female

Barbara

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Fence Houses, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dawson

Head

Married

39

1842

Fence Houses, Durham, England

Isabella

Dawson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Lumley, Durham, England

William

Dawson

Son

Single

15

1866

Durham, England

Thomas

Dawson

Son

Single

11

1870

Durham, England

Barbara

Dawson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Durham, England

Isabella

Dawson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Durham, England

Mary Jane

Dawson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Durham, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Durham, England

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