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Household of James Dawson (born 1847, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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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 1847 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Dawson, born in 1846 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1870 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Daniel (born 1877 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1879 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Dawson's household

Male

James

Dawson

Head
Female

Mary A

Dawson

Wife
Male

James

Dawson

Son
Male

William

Dawson

Son
Male

Daniel

Dawson

Son
Female

Jessie

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dawson

Head

Married

34

1847

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary A

Dawson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Dawson

Son

-

11

1870

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Dawson

Son

-

7

1874

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Daniel

Dawson

Son

-

4

1877

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Dawson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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