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Household of Henry Dawson (born 1848, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Henry Dawson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Dawson, born in 1848 in Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Ellen Dawson, born in 1857 in Crosland Moor, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Edith (born 1878 in Crosland Moor, Yorkshire, England) and Emma Hirst (born 1879 in Crosland Moor, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Sister In Law, Sarah Shaw, born in 1855 in Crosland Moor, Yorkshire, England.


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Henry Dawson's household

Male

Henry

Dawson

Head
Female

Ellen

Dawson

Wife
Female

Edith

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Emma Hirst

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Sister In Law
First name(s) Henry
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Dawson

Head

Married

33

1848

Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Dawson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Crosland Moor, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Dawson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Crosland Moor, Yorkshire, England

Emma Hirst

Dawson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Crosland Moor, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Shaw

Sister In Law

Widow

26

1855

Crosland Moor, Yorkshire, England

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