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Household of William Dawson (born 1811, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dawson, born in 1811 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Barbra Dawson, born in 1814 in Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; George (born 1838 in Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1854 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John (born 1856 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Isabella Thompson, born in 1866 in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
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William Dawson's household
William
Dawson
Head
Barbra
Dawson
Wife
George
Dawson
Son
James
Dawson
Son
John
Dawson
Son
Isabella
Thompson
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Dawson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 70 |
| Birth year | 1811 |
| Birth place | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Dawson | Head | Married | 70 | 1811 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Barbra | Dawson | Wife | Married | 67 | 1814 | Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
George | Dawson | Son | Unmarried | 43 | 1838 | Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James | Dawson | Son | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
John | Dawson | Son | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Thompson | Servant | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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