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Household of Charles Dawson (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

Charles Dawson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Dawson, born in 1847 in Besses O' Th' Barn, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Mary Dawson, born in 1848 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Lilly (born 1872 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Rachel (born 1877 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Charles's Sister In Law, Jane Sharples, born in 1837 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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Charles Dawson's household

Male

Charles

Dawson

Head
Female

Mary

Dawson

Wife
Female

Lilly

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Sharples

Sister In Law
First name(s) Charles
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Besses O' Th' Barn, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Dawson

Head

Married

34

1847

Besses O' Th' Barn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Dawson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Salford, Lancashire, England

Lilly

Dawson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bury, Lancashire, England

Rachel

Dawson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bury, Lancashire, England

Jane

Sharples

Sister In Law

Single

44

1837

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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