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Household of Benjamin Dixon (born 1851, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 Dixon and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Dixon, born in 1851 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Emily Dixon, born in 1855 in Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Ann (born 1874 in Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England), Alfred (born 1876 in Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1878 in Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England) and Eliza (born 1880 in Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England).


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Benjamin Dixon's household

Male

Benjamin

Dixon

Head
Female

Emily

Dixon

Wife
Female

Ann

Dixon

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Dixon

Son
Female

Jane

Dixon

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Dixon

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Dixon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Dixon

Head

Married

30

1851

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Dixon

Wife

Married

26

1855

Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Dixon

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Dixon

Son

Single

5

1876

Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Dixon

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Dixon

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England

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