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Household of William Dawson (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 1837 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Dawson, born in 1838 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John Wm (born 1861 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1864 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1866 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England), Alfred (born 1868 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Ernest (born 1869 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Priestly (born 1872 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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William Dawson's household

Male

William

Dawson

Head
Female

Ellen

Dawson

Wife
Male

John Wm

Dawson

Son
Male

James

Dawson

Son
Female

Alice

Dawson

Daughter
Male

William

Dawson

Head
Female

Margaret

Dawson

Wife
Male

Alfred

Dawson

Son
Male

Ernest

Dawson

Son
Male

Priestly

Dawson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Oldham, 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

44

1837

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Dawson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John Wm

Dawson

Son

Single

20

1861

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

James

Dawson

Son

Single

17

1864

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Dawson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

William

Dawson

Head

Married

52

1829

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Dawson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Dawson

Son

Single

13

1868

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Dawson

Son

Single

12

1869

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Priestly

Dawson

Son

Single

9

1872

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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