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Household of William Dawes (born 1827, Shropshire)

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 1827 in Market Drayton, Shropshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Dawes, born in 1833 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Annie (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William J (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Charles H (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary J (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Ebenezer (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Wifes Father, Ebenezer Gadsby, born in 1807 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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William Dawes's household

Male

William

Dawes

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Dawes

Wife
Female

Annie

Dawes

Daughter
Male

William J

Dawes

Son
Male

Charles H

Dawes

Son
Female

Sarah

Dawes

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Dawes

Daughter
Male

Ebenezer

Dawes

Son
Male

Ebenezer

Gadsby

Wifes Father
First name(s) William
Last name Dawes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Market Drayton, Shropshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dawes

Head

Married

54

1827

Market Drayton, Shropshire, England

Elizabeth A

Dawes

Wife

Married

48

1833

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Annie

Dawes

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William J

Dawes

Son

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charles H

Dawes

Son

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Dawes

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Dawes

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ebenezer

Dawes

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ebenezer

Gadsby

Wifes Father

Widower

74

1807

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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