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Household of William Dawson (born 1842, Cheshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dawson, born in 1842 in Chorley, Cheshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Dawson, born in 1843 in Mobberley, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1868 in Chorley, Cheshire, England), Emily (born 1870 in Chorley, Cheshire, England), Mary Elizabeth (born 1873 in Chorley, Cheshire, England), Sarah (born 1877 in Mobberley, Cheshire, England), William Perrin (born 1879 in Mobberley, Cheshire, England) and Margaret (born 1881 in Mobberley, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Peter (born 1863 in Warnford, Cheshire, England), William's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in Chorley, Cheshire, England), William's Servant, Mary Alice (born 1867 in Chorley, Cheshire, England) and William's Father, Adam (born 1809 in Chorley, Cheshire, England).
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William Dawson's household
William
Dawson
Head
Mary Ann
Dawson
Wife
James
Dawson
Son
Emily
Dawson
Daughter
Mary Elizabeth
Dawson
Daughter
Sarah
Dawson
Daughter
William Perrin
Dawson
Son
Margaret
Dawson
Daughter
Peter
Howarth
Servant
Mary
Read
Servant
Mary Alice
Burgess
Servant
Adam
Dawson
Father
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Dawson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Chorley, Cheshire, England |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Dawson | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Chorley, Cheshire, England | |
Mary Ann | Dawson | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Mobberley, Cheshire, England | |
James | Dawson | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Chorley, Cheshire, England | |
Emily | Dawson | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Chorley, Cheshire, England | |
Mary Elizabeth | Dawson | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Chorley, Cheshire, England | |
Sarah | Dawson | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Mobberley, Cheshire, England | |
William Perrin | Dawson | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Mobberley, Cheshire, England | |
Margaret | Dawson | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Mobberley, Cheshire, England | |
Peter | Howarth | Servant | Single | 18 | 1863 | Warnford, Cheshire, England | |
Mary | Read | Servant | Single | 16 | 1865 | Chorley, Cheshire, England | |
Mary Alice | Burgess | Servant | Single | 14 | 1867 | Chorley, Cheshire, England | |
Adam | Dawson | Father | Widower | 72 | 1809 | Chorley, Cheshire, England |
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