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Household of William R Dawson (born 1839, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canterbury, Kent, 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 R Dawson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William R Dawson, born in 1839 in Brighton, Sussex, consisted of 6 members. William R was the head of the household, married to Hannah Dawson, born in 1850 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 4 children; William R (born 1870 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Eliza M (born 1876 in Ireland), Henry R (born 1877 in Canterbury, Kent, England) and Emma V (born 1880 in Canterbury, Kent, England).


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William R Dawson's household

Male

William R

Dawson

Head
Female

Hannah

Dawson

Wife
Male

William R

Dawson

Son
Female

Eliza M

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Henry R

Dawson

Son
Female

Emma V

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) William R
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Brighton, Sussex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William R

Dawson

Head

Married

42

1839

Brighton, Sussex, England

Hannah

Dawson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

William R

Dawson

Son

Single

11

1870

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Eliza M

Dawson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Ireland

Henry R

Dawson

Son

Single

4

1877

Canterbury, Kent, England

Emma V

Dawson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Canterbury, Kent, England

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