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Household of William Dawson (born 1826, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 Dawson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dawson, born in 1826 in Newhall, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary E Dawson, born in 1851 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Frank (born 1862 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Herbert (born 1865 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Emily (born 1881 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Annie Graham, born in 1862 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England.


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William Dawson's household

Male

William

Dawson

Head
Female

Mary E

Dawson

Wife
Male

Frank

Dawson

Son
Male

Herbert

Dawson

Son
Female

Emily

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Graham

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Newhall, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dawson

Head

Married

55

1826

Newhall, Cheshire, England

Mary E

Dawson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Frank

Dawson

Son

Single

19

1862

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Herbert

Dawson

Son

Single

16

1865

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Emily

Dawson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Annie

Graham

Servant

Single

19

1862

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

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