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Household of David Dawson (born 1852, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, Scotland

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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.

David Dawson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Dawson, born in 1852 in Fife, consisted of 5 members. David was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dawson, born in 1845 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret H (born 1873 in Govan, Roxburghshire, Scotland), David (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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David Dawson's household

Male

David

Dawson

Head
Female

Margaret

Dawson

Wife
Female

Margaret H

Dawson

Daughter
Male

David

Dawson

Son
Male

Andrew

Dawson

Son
First name(s) David
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Dawson

Head

Married

29

1852

Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Dawson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret H

Dawson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Govan, Roxburghshire, Scotland

David

Dawson

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Dawson

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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