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Household of William Dawson (born 1822, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wharfedale, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dawson, born in 1822 in Yeadon, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Dawson, born in 1824 in Yeadon, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Mary Jane, born 1856 in Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son In Law, John Albert Harrison, born in 1857 in Yeadon, Yorkshire, England.


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William Dawson's household

Male

William

Dawson

Head
Female

Mary

Dawson

Wife
Male

John Albert

Harrison

Son In Law
Female

Mary Jane

Harrison

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Yeadon, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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William

Dawson

Head

Married

59

1822

Yeadon, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Dawson

Wife

Married

57

1824

Yeadon, Yorkshire, England

John Albert

Harrison

Son In Law

Married

24

1857

Yeadon, Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Harrison

Daughter

Married

25

1856

Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England

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