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Household of Thomas Dootson (born 1832, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, 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 Dootson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dootson, born in 1832 in Bedford, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Dootson, born in 1835 in Pennington, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Alice (born 1863 in Bedford, Lancashire, England), James (born 1867 in Bedford, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1870 in Bedford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Margaret Collier, born in 1810 in Pennington, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Dootson's household

Male

Thomas

Dootson

Head
Female

Ellen

Dootson

Wife
Female

Alice

Dootson

Daughter
Male

James

Dootson

Son
Female

Margaret

Dootson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Collier

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dootson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Bedford, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dootson

Head

Married

49

1832

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Dootson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Pennington, Lancashire, England

Alice

Dootson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Bedford, Lancashire, England

James

Dootson

Son

Single

14

1867

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Dootson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Collier

Mother In Law

Widow

71

1810

Pennington, Lancashire, England

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