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Household of James Dawson (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sculcoates, 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 Dawson and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dawson, born in 1834 in Walkington, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Dawson, born in 1845 in Keyingham, Yorkshire, England. They had 9 children; John (born 1859 in Bentley, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1863 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Anne (born 1855 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1867 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Ben (born 1870 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1872 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Eliza (born 1875 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Joe (born 1877 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and Mary Ann (born 1880 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Stepdaughter, Emily G Bishop, born in 1865 in Patrington, Yorkshire, England.


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James Dawson's household

Male

James

Dawson

Head
Female

Mary A

Dawson

Wife
Male

John

Dawson

Son
Male

William

Dawson

Son
Female

Anne

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Emily G

Bishop

Stepdaughter
Male

James

Dawson

Son
Male

Ben

Dawson

Son
Male

Fred

Dawson

Son
Female

Eliza

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Joe

Dawson

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Walkington, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dawson

Head

Married

47

1834

Walkington, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Dawson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Keyingham, Yorkshire, England

John

Dawson

Son

Single

22

1859

Bentley, Yorkshire, England

William

Dawson

Son

Single

18

1863

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Anne

Dawson

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Emily G

Bishop

Stepdaughter

Single

16

1865

Patrington, Yorkshire, England

James

Dawson

Son

Single

14

1867

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Ben

Dawson

Son

Single

11

1870

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Dawson

Son

Single

9

1872

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Dawson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Joe

Dawson

Son

Single

4

1877

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Dawson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hull, Yorkshire, England

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