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Household of Apollow Dawson (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, Lancashire, 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.

Apollow Dawson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Apollow Dawson, born in 1846 in Whitworth, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Apollow was the head of the household, married to Mary Dawson, born in 1843 in Whitworth, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; James E (born 1869 in Whitworth, Lancashire, England), Sarah A (born 1871 in Whitworth, Lancashire, England), Jemima (born 1874 in Whitworth, Lancashire, England), Mathew (born 1877 in Whitworth, Lancashire, England) and Apollo (born 1879 in Whitworth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Apollow's Lodger, James (born 1848 in Whitworth, Lancashire, England) and Apollow's Lodger, James (born 1844 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).


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Apollow Dawson's household

Male

Apollow

Dawson

Head
Female

Mary

Dawson

Wife
Male

James E

Dawson

Son
Female

Sarah A

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Mathew

Dawson

Son
Male

Apollo

Dawson

Son
Male

James

Jackson

Lodger
Male

James

Metcalf

Lodger
First name(s) Apollow
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Whitworth, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Apollow

Dawson

Head

Married

35

1846

Whitworth, Lancashire, England

Mary

Dawson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Whitworth, Lancashire, England

James E

Dawson

Son

Single

12

1869

Whitworth, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Dawson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Whitworth, Lancashire, England

Jemima

Dawson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Whitworth, Lancashire, England

Mathew

Dawson

Son

Single

4

1877

Whitworth, Lancashire, England

Apollo

Dawson

Son

Single

2

1879

Whitworth, Lancashire, England

James

Jackson

Lodger

Single

33

1848

Whitworth, Lancashire, England

James

Metcalf

Lodger

Single

37

1844

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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