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Household of William Dawes (born 1840, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

William Dawes and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dawes, born in 1840 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Bertha Dawes, born in 1851 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. They had 5 children; Gertrude (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Bertha W (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Winifred (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Hilda M (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Josephine R (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Mary (born 1857 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England) and William's Servant, Sarah (born 1862 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England).


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William Dawes's household

Male

William

Dawes

Head
Female

Bertha

Dawes

Wife
Female

Gertrude

Dawes

Daughter
Female

Bertha W

Dawes

Daughter
Female

Winifred

Dawes

Daughter
Female

Hilda M

Dawes

Daughter
Female

Josephine R

Dawes

Daughter
Female

Mary

Jones

Servant
Female

Sarah

Jones

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Dawes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dawes

Head

Married

41

1840

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Bertha

Dawes

Wife

Married

30

1851

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Gertrude

Dawes

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Bertha W

Dawes

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Winifred

Dawes

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Hilda M

Dawes

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Josephine R

Dawes

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Jones

Servant

Single

24

1857

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Sarah

Jones

Servant

Single

19

1862

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

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