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Household of Ebenezer Dawson (born 1817, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalkeith, 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.

Ebenezer Dawson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ebenezer Dawson, born in 1817 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Ebenezer was the head of the household, married to Marion Dawson, born in 1821 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Katherine (born 1846 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Grace (born 1848 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Ebenezer (born 1850 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Ebenezer's Visitor, Barbara (born 1842 in England), Ebenezer's Servant, Isabella (born 1860 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) and Ebenezer's Servant, Christina (born 1860 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Ebenezer Dawson's household

Male

Ebenezer

Dawson

Head
Female

Marion

Dawson

Wife
Female

Katherine

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Grace

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Ebenezer

Dawson Jr

Son
Female

Barbara

Dawson

Visitor
Female

Isabella

Nelson

Servant
Female

Christina

Millar

Servant
First name(s) Ebenezer
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ebenezer

Dawson

Head

Married

64

1817

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Marion

Dawson

Wife

Married

60

1821

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Katherine

Dawson

Daughter

Unmarried

35

1846

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Grace

Dawson

Daughter

Unmarried

33

1848

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Ebenezer

Dawson Jr

Son

Unmarried

31

1850

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Barbara

Dawson

Visitor

Unmarried

39

1842

England

Isabella

Nelson

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Millar

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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