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Household of James Dawes (born 1824, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skipton, 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.

James Dawes and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dawes, born in 1824 in Winterburn, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Dawes, born in 1829 in Hardraw, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth Ann C (born 1866 in Winterburn, Yorkshire, England) and Agnes Mary (born 1868 in Winterburn, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, John (born 1864 in Kettlewell, Yorkshire, England), James's Servant, George (born 1861 in Hetton, Yorkshire, England) and James's Visitor, Bessie J (born 1879 in Ullock, Cumberland, England).


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James Dawes's household

Male

James

Dawes

Head
Female

Dorothy

Dawes

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Ann C

Dawes

Daughter
Female

Agnes Mary

Dawes

Daughter
Male

John

Jaques

Servant
Male

George

Anderson

Servant
Female

Bessie J

Watson

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Dawes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Winterburn, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dawes

Head

Married

57

1824

Winterburn, Yorkshire, England

Dorothy

Dawes

Wife

Married

52

1829

Hardraw, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth Ann C

Dawes

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Winterburn, Yorkshire, England

Agnes Mary

Dawes

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Winterburn, Yorkshire, England

John

Jaques

Servant

Single

17

1864

Kettlewell, Yorkshire, England

George

Anderson

Servant

Single

20

1861

Hetton, Yorkshire, England

Bessie J

Watson

Visitor

Single

2

1879

Ullock, Cumberland, England

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