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Household of Thomas Dawson (born 1847, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dawson, born in 1847 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Isabella Dawson, born in 1849 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Janet (born 1878 in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother, Janet (born 1813 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Cousin, Jessie (born 1857 in Langloan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Thomas Dawson's household
Thomas
Dawson
Head
Isabella
Dawson
Wife
Janet
McMurdo
Mother
Jessie
Kellock
Cousin
Janet
Dawson
Daughter
Margaret
Dawson
Daughter
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Dawson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Dawson | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Dawson | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Janet | McMurdo | Mother | Unmarried | 68 | 1813 | Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Kellock | Cousin | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Langloan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Dawson | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Dawson | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland |
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