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Household of Thomas Dawson (born 1845, Clackmannanshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, Lanarkshire, 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 1845 in Clackmannanshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Dawson, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret A (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Nephew, William (born 1868 in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Boarder, Christian (born 1857 in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Dawson's household

Male

Thomas

Dawson

Head
Female

Mary

Dawson

Wife
Male

William

Dawson

Son
Female

Margaret A

Dawson

Daughter
Male

James

Dawson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Dawson

Daughter
Male

William

Dawson

Nephew
Female

Christian

McKenzie

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dawson

Head

Married

36

1845

Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Mary

Dawson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Dawson

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret A

Dawson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Dawson

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Dawson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Dawson

Nephew

-

13

1868

Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Christian

McKenzie

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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