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Household of Benjamin Dawson (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skipton, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Dawson, born in 1835 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Jane Dawson, born in 1833 in Leyburn, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1860 in Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England), James (born 1867 in Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1872 in Windhill, Yorkshire, England).


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Benjamin Dawson's household

Male

Benjamin

Dawson

Head
Female

Jane

Dawson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter
Male

James

Dawson

Son
Male

Thomas

Dawson

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Dawson

Head

Married

46

1835

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane

Dawson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Leyburn, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England

James

Dawson

Son

Single

14

1867

Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Dawson

Son

Single

9

1872

Windhill, Yorkshire, England

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