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Household of Charles J Dawson (born 1840, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 J Dawson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles J Dawson, born in 1840 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, consisted of 6 members. Charles J was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Charles P (born 1865 in Northumberland, England), Arthur L (born 1868 in Northumberland, England), Frank A (born 1870 in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England) and Frances M (born 1876 in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Charles J's Servant, Mary Jane Cobb, born in 1859 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Charles J Dawson's household

Male

Charles J

Dawson

Head
Male

Charles P

Dawson

Son
Male

Arthur L

Dawson

Son
Male

Frank A

Dawson

Son
Female

Frances M

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Cobb

Servant
First name(s) Charles J
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles J

Dawson

Head

Widower

41

1840

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Charles P

Dawson

Son

Single

16

1865

Northumberland, England

Arthur L

Dawson

Son

Single

13

1868

Northumberland, England

Frank A

Dawson

Son

Single

11

1870

Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England

Frances M

Dawson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England

Mary Jane

Cobb

Servant

Single

22

1859

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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