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Household of William Dawson (born 1839, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dawson, born in 1839 in Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eleanor A Dawson, born in 1841 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Elizabeth M (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Henry P Seathld (born 1865 in Salford, Lancashire, England), James Wm (born 1868 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Salford, Lancashire, England), John (born 1872 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1875 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Frank Geo (born 1877 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Albert Edwd (born 1880 in Salford, Lancashire, England).


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William Dawson's household

Male

William

Dawson

Head
Female

Eleanor A

Dawson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth M

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Henry P Seathld

Dawson

Son
Male

James Wm

Dawson

Son
Male

Thomas

Dawson

Son
Male

John

Dawson

Son
Male

Peter

Dawson

Son
Male

Frank Geo

Dawson

Son
Male

Albert Edwd

Dawson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dawson

Head

Married

42

1839

Cheshire, England

Eleanor A

Dawson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth M

Dawson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Henry P Seathld

Dawson

Son

Single

16

1865

Salford, Lancashire, England

James Wm

Dawson

Son

Single

13

1868

Salford, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Dawson

Son

Single

11

1870

Salford, Lancashire, England

John

Dawson

Son

Single

9

1872

Salford, Lancashire, England

Peter

Dawson

Son

Single

6

1875

Salford, Lancashire, England

Frank Geo

Dawson

Son

Single

4

1877

Salford, Lancashire, England

Albert Edwd

Dawson

Son

Single

1

1880

Salford, Lancashire, England

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