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Household of William Dawson (born 1846, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Durham, 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 1846 in Cotherstone, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Dawson, born in 1844 in Low Dinsdale, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1872 in Darlington, Durham, England), Edith A (born 1873 in Durham, England), Lilian J (born 1875 in Middleton One Row, Durham, England), Margaret E (born 1877 in Middleton One Row, Durham, England), Kate (born 1878 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Arthur Ed (born 1880 in Darlington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Wifes Sister, Ann E (born 1851 in Low Dinsdale, Durham, England) and William's Niece, Mary E (born 1880 in United States).


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William Dawson's household

Male

William

Dawson

Head
Female

Hannah

Dawson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Edith A

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Lilian J

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Margaret E

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Kate

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Arthur Ed

Dawson

Son
Female

Ann E

Thorpe

Wifes Sister
Female

Mary E

Thorpe

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Cotherstone, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dawson

Head

Married

35

1846

Cotherstone, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Dawson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Low Dinsdale, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Darlington, Durham, England

Edith A

Dawson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Durham, England

Lilian J

Dawson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Middleton One Row, Durham, England

Margaret E

Dawson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Middleton One Row, Durham, England

Kate

Dawson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Darlington, Durham, England

Arthur Ed

Dawson

Son

Single

1

1880

Darlington, Durham, England

Ann E

Thorpe

Wifes Sister

Married

30

1851

Low Dinsdale, Durham, England

Mary E

Thorpe

Niece

Single

1

1880

United States

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