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Household of William Dawson (born 1840, Lancashire)

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 1840 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dawson, born in 1840 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1861 in Heap Bridge, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1863 in Heap Bridge, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1865 in Heap Bridge, Lancashire, England), John Wm (born 1867 in Woolfold, Lancashire, England), Minnie (born 1872 in Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England), Frederick Geo (born 1876 in Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England) and Alice Ann (born 1878 in Flintshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Samuel Fletcher, born in 1858 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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William Dawson's household

Male

William

Dawson

Head
Female

Sarah

Dawson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Dawson

Daughter
Male

John Wm

Dawson

Son
Female

Minnie

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Frederick Geo

Dawson

Son
Female

Alice Ann

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Fletcher

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dawson

Head

Married

41

1840

Bury, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Dawson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Bury, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Heap Bridge, Lancashire, England

Mary

Dawson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Heap Bridge, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Dawson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Heap Bridge, Lancashire, England

John Wm

Dawson

Son

Single

14

1867

Woolfold, Lancashire, England

Minnie

Dawson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England

Frederick Geo

Dawson

Son

Single

5

1876

Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England

Alice Ann

Dawson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Flintshire, Wales

Samuel

Fletcher

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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