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Household of William Dawson (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dawson, born in 1835 in Woodhouse, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Norah Dawson, born in 1842 in Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Lucy (born 1869 in Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England), Priscilla (born 1870 in Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1872 in Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England), Samuel (born 1874 in Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England), Norah (born 1875 in Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England), Grace (born 1878 in Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England) and Joshua (born 1881 in Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England).


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William Dawson's household

Male

William

Dawson

Head
Female

Norah

Dawson

Wife
Female

Lucy

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Priscilla

Dawson

Daughter
Male

William

Dawson

Son
Male

Samuel

Dawson

Son
Female

Norah

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Grace

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Joshua

Dawson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dawson

Head

Married

46

1835

Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England

Norah

Dawson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Dawson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England

Priscilla

Dawson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England

William

Dawson

Son

Single

9

1872

Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Dawson

Son

Single

7

1874

Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England

Norah

Dawson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England

Grace

Dawson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England

Joshua

Dawson

Son

Single

0

1881

Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England

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