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Household of Harriet Dawes (born 1835, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bedminster, Somerset, 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.

Harriet Dawes and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Harriet Dawes, born in 1835 in Nailsea, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Harriet was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Edgar (born 1861 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Arthur E (born 1863 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Alice E (born 1865 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Beatrice A (born 1875 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Gertrude A (born 1876 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Harriet's Boarder, Arthur H Melhiush, born in 1863 in Taunton, Somerset, England.


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Harriet Dawes's household

Female

Harriet

Dawes

Head
Male

Edgar

Dawes

Son
Male

Arthur E

Dawes

Son
Female

Alice E

Dawes

Daughter
Female

Beatrice A

Dawes

Daughter
Female

Gertrude A

Dawes

Daughter
Male

Arthur H

Melhiush

Boarder
First name(s) Harriet
Last name Dawes
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Nailsea, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Harriet

Dawes

Head

Widow

46

1835

Nailsea, Somerset, England

Edgar

Dawes

Son

Single

20

1861

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Arthur E

Dawes

Son

Single

18

1863

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Alice E

Dawes

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Beatrice A

Dawes

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Gertrude A

Dawes

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Arthur H

Melhiush

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Taunton, Somerset, England

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