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Household of Alexander Dawson (born 1806, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Buckhaven, Fife, 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.

Alexander Dawson and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dawson, born in 1806 in Buckhaven, Fife, consisted of 3 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Margaret (born 1841 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland) and Mary (born 1846 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland).


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Alexander Dawson's household

Male

Alexander

Dawson

Head
Female

Margaret

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 75
Birth year 1806
Birth place Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Dawson

Head

Widower

75

1806

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Dawson

Daughter

Unmarried

40

1841

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Dawson

Daughter

Unmarried

35

1846

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

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