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Household of Alexander Leith Dawson (born 1846, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Marnoch, Banffshire, 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 Leith Dawson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Leith Dawson, born in 1846 in Towie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander Leith was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dawson, born in 1852 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane Alethia (born 1871 in Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1873 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1878 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Leith Dawson's household

Male

Alexander Leith

Dawson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Wife
Female

Jane Alethia

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Dawson

Son
Male

William

Dawson

Son
First name(s) Alexander Leith
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander Leith

Dawson

Head

Married

35

1846

Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dawson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane Alethia

Dawson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Dawson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Dawson

Son

-

3

1878

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Dawson

Son

-

1

1880

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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