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Household of Benjamin Dawson (born 1825, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hampstead, London,Middlesex, 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.

Benjamin Dawson and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Dawson, born in 1825 in St Pancras, Middlesex, consisted of 13 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dawson, born in 1828 in Holborn, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Chester (born 1860 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Ernest (born 1864 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and Hubert (born 1865 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Assistant, Daniel (born 1859 in Chatham, Kent, England), Benjamin's Boarder, George H (born 1864 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England), Benjamin's Boarder, George N (born 1865 in London, Middlesex, England), Benjamin's Boarder, Frederick A (born 1869 in Kilburn, Middlesex, England), Benjamin's Boarder, Grant T (born 1870 in Little Horwood, Buckinghamshire, England), Benjamin's Boarder, Peter (born 1872 in -), Benjamin's Servant, Emma M M (born 1840 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England) and Benjamin's Servant, Ruth (born 1865 in Fulham, Middlesex, England).


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Benjamin Dawson's household

Male

Benjamin

Dawson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Wife
Male

Chester

Dawson

Son
Male

Ernest

Dawson

Son
Male

Hubert

Dawson

Son
Male

Daniel

Kellard

Assistant
Male

George H

Roberts

Boarder
Male

George N

Perkins

Boarder
Male

Frederick A

Yerbury

Boarder
Male

Grant T

Harris

Boarder
Male

Peter

Field

Boarder
Female

Emma M M

Ellis

Servant
Female

Ruth

Sadler

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Dawson

Head

Married

56

1825

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Wife

Married

53

1828

Holborn, Middlesex, England

Chester

Dawson

Son

Single

21

1860

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Ernest

Dawson

Son

Single

17

1864

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Hubert

Dawson

Son

Single

16

1865

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Daniel

Kellard

Assistant

Single

22

1859

Chatham, Kent, England

George H

Roberts

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

George N

Perkins

Boarder

Single

16

1865

London, Middlesex, England

Frederick A

Yerbury

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Kilburn, Middlesex, England

Grant T

Harris

Boarder

Single

11

1870

Little Horwood, Buckinghamshire, England

Peter

Field

Boarder

Single

9

1872

-

Emma M M

Ellis

Servant

Single

41

1840

Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

Ruth

Sadler

Servant

Single

16

1865

Fulham, Middlesex, England

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