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Household of Benjamin Dixon (born 1820, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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 1820 in Houghton, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Mary (born 1847 in Houghton, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1850 in Houghton, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1866 in Crook, Durham, England), Robert (born 1869 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England) and Jane Ann (born 1874 in Shildon, Durham, England).


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Benjamin Dixon's household

Male

Benjamin

Dixon

Head
Female

Mary

Dixon

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Dixon

Son
Male

Thomas

Dixon

Son
Male

Robert

Dixon

Son
Female

Jane Ann

Dixon

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Dixon
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Houghton, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Dixon

Head

Widower

61

1820

Houghton, Durham, England

Mary

Dixon

Daughter

Single

34

1847

Houghton, Durham, England

Joseph

Dixon

Son

Widower

31

1850

Houghton, Durham, England

Thomas

Dixon

Son

Single

15

1866

Crook, Durham, England

Robert

Dixon

Son

Single

12

1869

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Jane Ann

Dixon

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Shildon, Durham, England

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