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Household of Thomas Dawson (born 1846, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 1846 in North Shields, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Francis Dawson, born in 1849 in Cowpen, Northumberland, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1872 in North Shields, Northumberland, England), Susan (born 1873 in North Shields, Northumberland, England) and Margaret A (born 1876 in North Shields, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Vister, Grace (born 1861 in Northumberland, England), Thomas's Vister, Esther (born 1870 in Bebside, Northumberland, England) and Thomas's Vister, Jane (born 1861 in Bebside, Northumberland, England).


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Thomas Dawson's household

Male

Thomas

Dawson

Head
Female

Francis

Dawson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Dawson

Son
Female

Susan

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Grace

Murday

Vister
Female

Esther

Murday

Vister
Female

Jane

Pyle

Vister
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place North Shields, Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dawson

Head

Married

35

1846

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Francis

Dawson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Cowpen, Northumberland, England

Thomas

Dawson

Son

Single

9

1872

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Susan

Dawson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Margaret A

Dawson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Grace

Murday

Vister

Single

20

1861

Northumberland, England

Esther

Murday

Vister

Single

11

1870

Bebside, Northumberland, England

Jane

Pyle

Vister

Single

20

1861

Bebside, Northumberland, England

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