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Household of Jacob Dawson (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire, 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.

Jacob Dawson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jacob Dawson, born in 1851 in Kearsley, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Jacob was the head of the household, married to Ellen Dawson, born in 1851 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Martha Ellen (born 1876 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England), William Thomas (born 1877 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Clifton, Lancashire, England) and Emily (born 1880 in Clifton, Lancashire, England).


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Jacob Dawson's household

Male

Jacob

Dawson

Head
Female

Ellen

Dawson

Wife
Female

Martha Ellen

Dawson

Daughter
Male

William Thomas

Dawson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Emily

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) Jacob
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jacob

Dawson

Head

Married

30

1851

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Dawson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Martha Ellen

Dawson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

William Thomas

Dawson

Son

Single

4

1877

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Clifton, Lancashire, England

Emily

Dawson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Clifton, Lancashire, England

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