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Household of James Dawson (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Todmorden, 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 Dawson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dawson, born in 1831 in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Dawson, born in 1828 in -. They had 3 children; James (born 1855 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England), Thomas (born 1857 in Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England) and Anne (born 1864 in Stansfield, Suffolk, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Brother In Law, John Wilkinson, born in 1850 in -.


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James Dawson's household

Male

James

Dawson

Head
Female

Mary

Dawson

Wife
Male

James

Dawson

Son
Male

Thomas

Dawson

Son
Female

Anne

Dawson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilkinson

Brother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dawson

Head

Married

50

1831

Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Dawson

Wife

Married

53

1828

-

James

Dawson

Son

Single

26

1855

Rugby, Warwickshire, England

Thomas

Dawson

Son

Single

24

1857

Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England

Anne

Dawson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Stansfield, Suffolk, England

John

Wilkinson

Brother In Law

Single

31

1850

-

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