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Household of James Dawson (born 1830, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camberwell, London,Surrey, 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 Dawson and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dawson, born in 1830 in City of London, Middlesex, consisted of 16 members. James was the head of the household, married to Hannah Dawson, born in 1844 in Islington, Middlesex, England. They had 7 children; Herbert J (born 1864 in Norwood, Surrey, England), Rodger (born 1870 in Norwood, Surrey, England), Geoffrey (born 1872 in Norwood, Surrey, England), Maurice (born 1874 in Norwood, Surrey, England), Florence E (born 1877 in Norwood, Surrey, England), Mabel (born 1879 in Norwood, Surrey, England) and Louis H (born 1880 in Norwood, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Fanny (born 1843 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), James's -, Sarah (born 1824 in Exeter, Devon, England), James's -, Mary A (born 1854 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), James's -, Fanny (born 1858 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England), James's -, Charlotte (born 1853 in Hayes, Kent, England), James's -, Sarah (born 1852 in Enfield, Middlesex, England) and James's -, Charlotte M (born 1851 in Streatham, Surrey, England).


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James Dawson's household

Male

James

Dawson

Head
Female

Hannah

Dawson

Wife
Male

Herbert J

Dawson

Son
Male

Rodger

Dawson

Son
Male

Geoffrey

Dawson

Son
Male

Maurice

Dawson

Son
Female

Florence E

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Mabel

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Louis H

Dawson

Son
Female

Fanny

Hogard

Visitor
Female

Sarah

Penderell

-
Female

Mary A

Grey

-
Female

Fanny

Collins

-
Female

Charlotte

Russell

-
Female

Sarah

Smith

-
Female

Charlotte M

Bassett

-
First name(s) James
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place City of London, Middlesex, England

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dawson

Head

Married

51

1830

City of London, Middlesex, England

Hannah

Dawson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Islington, Middlesex, England

Herbert J

Dawson

Son

Single

17

1864

Norwood, Surrey, England

Rodger

Dawson

Son

Single

11

1870

Norwood, Surrey, England

Geoffrey

Dawson

Son

Single

9

1872

Norwood, Surrey, England

Maurice

Dawson

Son

Single

7

1874

Norwood, Surrey, England

Florence E

Dawson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Norwood, Surrey, England

Mabel

Dawson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Norwood, Surrey, England

Louis H

Dawson

Son

Single

1

1880

Norwood, Surrey, England

Fanny

Hogard

Visitor

Single

38

1843

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Sarah

Penderell

-

Widow

57

1824

Exeter, Devon, England

Mary A

Grey

-

Single

27

1854

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Fanny

Collins

-

Single

23

1858

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Charlotte

Russell

-

Single

28

1853

Hayes, Kent, England

Sarah

Smith

-

Single

29

1852

Enfield, Middlesex, England

Charlotte M

Bassett

-

Single

30

1851

Streatham, Surrey, England

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