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Household of Thomas Dawson (born 1838, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
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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 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Janet Dawson, born in 1846 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1867 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1872 in Midlothian, Scotland), Mary Ag (born 1874 in Midlothian, Scotland), William S (born 1876 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Rachel W (born 1879 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Step Son, David (born 1862 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Boarder, James (born 1839 in Ireland).
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Thomas Dawson's household
Thomas
Dawson
Head
Janet
Dawson
Wife
David
Saunderson
Step Son
Thomas
Dawson
Son
James
Dawson
Son
Mary Ag
Dawson
Daughter
William S
Dawson
Son
Rachel W
Dawson
Daughter
James
Lavery
Boarder
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Dawson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Dawson | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Dawson | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
David | Saunderson | Step Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Dawson | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
James | Dawson | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary Ag | Dawson | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
William S | Dawson | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Rachel W | Dawson | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Lavery | Boarder | Unmarried | 42 | 1839 | Ireland |
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