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Household of Walter Dawson (born 1839, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.
Walter Dawson and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Dawson, born in 1839 in Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Martha S Dawson, born in 1835 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Emily O, born 1868 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Servant, Louisa O (born 1860 in Lancashire, England), Walter's Servant, Eliza (born 1861 in Menthorpe, Yorkshire, England), Walter's Servant, John (born 1860 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Walter's Servant, William (born 1859 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Walter's Servant, William (born 1861 in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England).
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Walter Dawson's household
Walter
Dawson
Head
Martha S
Dawson
Wife
Emily O
Dawson
Daughter
Louisa O
Hill
Servant
Eliza
Brown
Servant
John
Wood
Servant
William
Schony
Servant
William
Hiles
Servant
| First name(s) | Walter |
| Last name | Dawson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Yorkshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walter | Dawson | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Yorkshire, England | |
Martha S | Dawson | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Mirfield, Yorkshire, England | |
Emily O | Dawson | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England | |
Louisa O | Hill | Servant | Single | 21 | 1860 | Lancashire, England | |
Eliza | Brown | Servant | Single | 20 | 1861 | Menthorpe, Yorkshire, England | |
John | Wood | Servant | Single | 21 | 1860 | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England | |
William | Schony | Servant | Single | 22 | 1859 | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England | |
William | Hiles | Servant | Single | 20 | 1861 | Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England |
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