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Household of George Dawson (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, Lanarkshire, 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.

George Dawson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Dawson, born in 1840 in , consisted of 10 members. George was the head of the household, married to Jane Dawson, born in 1824 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; George (born 1861 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1863 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1865 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Ellen (born 1867 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Patrick (born 1871 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Boarder, William (born 1853 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and George's -, Elizabeth (born 1876 in Slamannan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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George Dawson's household

Male

George

Dawson

Head
Female

Jane

Dawson

Wife
Male

George

Dawson

Son
Male

William

Dawson

Son
Male

James

Dawson

Son
Female

Ellen

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Dawson

Son
Male

Patrick

Dawson

Son
Male

William

Armstrong

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Clark

-
First name(s) George
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Dawson

Head

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Jane

Dawson

Wife

Married

57

1824

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

George

Dawson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Dawson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Dawson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Ellen

Dawson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Dawson

Son

-

12

1869

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Patrick

Dawson

Son

-

10

1871

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Armstrong

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Clark

-

-

5

1876

Slamannan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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