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Household of Thomas Dawson (born 1836, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Currie, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dawson, born in 1836 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Janet Dawson, born in 1838 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 8 children; Kate L (born 1865 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane T (born 1866 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1868 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1870 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen M (born 1872 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1875 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella A (born 1878 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland) and Susan H (born 1880 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Dawson's household

Male

Thomas

Dawson

Head
Female

Janet

Dawson

Wife
Female

Kate L

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Jane T

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Dawson

Son
Female

Helen M

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Dawson

Son
Female

Isabella A

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Susan H

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dawson

Head

Married

45

1836

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Dawson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Kate L

Dawson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane T

Dawson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Dawson

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Dawson

Son

-

11

1870

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen M

Dawson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Dawson

Son

-

6

1875

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella A

Dawson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Susan H

Dawson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

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