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Household of James D Dawson (born 1816, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Beverley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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.

James D Dawson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James D Dawson, born in 1816 in Hull, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. James D was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Dawson, born in 1823 in Beverley, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Alice (born 1853 in Beverley, Yorkshire, England), Frank (born 1855 in Beverley, Yorkshire, England) and Ada (born 1857 in Beverley, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Fanny (born 1878 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1879 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).


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James D Dawson's household

Male

James D

Dawson

Head
Female

Rebecca

Dawson

Wife
Female

Alice

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Frank

Dawson

Son
Female

Ada

Higgins

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Higgins

Grand Daughter
Male

Thomas

Higgins

Grand Son
First name(s) James D
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Hull, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James D

Dawson

Head

Married

65

1816

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Rebecca

Dawson

Wife

Married

58

1823

Beverley, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Dawson

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Beverley, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Dawson

Son

Single

26

1855

Beverley, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Higgins

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Beverley, Yorkshire, England

Fanny

Higgins

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Higgins

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Hull, Yorkshire, England

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