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Household of William Dawson (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Dawson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dawson, born in 1845 in Farrington, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Dawson, born in 1842 in Caton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Annie (born 1869 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), William (born 1872 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Edith (born 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Ernest (born 1876 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Jane (born 1880 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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William Dawson's household

Male

William

Dawson

Head
Female

Jane

Dawson

Wife
Female

Annie

Dawson

Daughter
Male

William

Dawson

Son
Female

Edith

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Dawson

Son
Female

Jane

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Farrington, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dawson

Head

Married

36

1845

Farrington, Lancashire, England

Jane

Dawson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Caton, Lancashire, England

Annie

Dawson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Chorley, Lancashire, England

William

Dawson

Son

Single

9

1872

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Edith

Dawson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Dawson

Son

Single

5

1876

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Dawson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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