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Household of Alice Dawson (born 1842, Bedfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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.

Alice Dawson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alice Dawson, born in 1842 in Chatham, Bedfordshire, consisted of 6 members. Alice was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Ada, born 1870 in Chatham, Bedfordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Alice's Sister, Liza (born 1850 in Chatham, Sussex, England), Alice's Sister, Mary (born 1853 in Chatham, Bedfordshire, England), Alice's Servant, Louisa (born 1856 in -) and Alice's Servant, Fanny (born 1857 in Horsham, Sussex, England).


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Alice Dawson's household

Female

Alice

Dawson

Head
Female

Ada

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Liza

Proctor

Sister
Female

Mary

Proctor

Sister
Female

Louisa

Knight

Servant
Female

Fanny

Smith

Servant
First name(s) Alice
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Chatham, Bedfordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alice

Dawson

Head

Widow

39

1842

Chatham, Bedfordshire, England

Ada

Dawson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Chatham, Bedfordshire, England

Liza

Proctor

Sister

Single

31

1850

Chatham, Sussex, England

Mary

Proctor

Sister

Single

28

1853

Chatham, Bedfordshire, England

Louisa

Knight

Servant

Single

25

1856

-

Fanny

Smith

Servant

Single

24

1857

Horsham, Sussex, England

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