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Household of Edward Dawson (born 1841, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sevenoaks, Kent, 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.

Edward Dawson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Dawson, born in 1841 in Guildford, Surrey, consisted of 7 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Hannah Dawson, born in 1840 in Guildford, Surrey, England. They had 4 children; Samuel (born 1860 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), William (born 1872 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Esther (born 1875 in Lambeth, Surrey, England) and Malah (born 1881 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Lodger, Henry Weller, born in 1859 in Dover, Kent, England.


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Edward Dawson's household

Male

Edward

Dawson

Head
Female

Hannah

Dawson

Wife
Male

Samuel

Dawson

Son
Male

William

Dawson

Son
Female

Esther

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Malah

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Weller

Lodger
First name(s) Edward
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Guildford, Surrey, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Dawson

Head

Married

40

1841

Guildford, Surrey, England

Hannah

Dawson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Guildford, Surrey, England

Samuel

Dawson

Son

Single

21

1860

Lambeth, Surrey, England

William

Dawson

Son

Single

9

1872

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Esther

Dawson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Malah

Dawson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Henry

Weller

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Dover, Kent, England

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