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Household of J Dawson (born 1855, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, London,Middlesex, 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.

J Dawson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of J Dawson, born in 1855 in St Andrews, Fife, consisted of 7 members. J was the head of the household, married to A E Dawson, born in 1847 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; R G (born 1875 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), A E (born 1877 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England) and J H (born 1880 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were J's Lodger, E (born 1860 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England) and J's Lodger, E (born 1862 in Hertfordshire, England).


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J Dawson's household

Male

J

Dawson

Head
Female

A E

Dawson

Wife
Male

R G

Dawson

Son
Female

A E

Dawson

Daughter
Male

J H

Dawson

Son
Female

E

Lamb

Lodger
Female

E

Burton

Lodger
First name(s) J
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

J

Dawson

Head

Married

26

1855

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

A E

Dawson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

R G

Dawson

Son

Single

6

1875

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

A E

Dawson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

J H

Dawson

Son

Single

1

1880

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

E

Lamb

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

E

Burton

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Hertfordshire, England

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