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Household of James Dawson (born 1854)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dawson, born in 1854 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza J Dawson, born in 1855 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1877 in Ireland), James (born 1879 in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William J (born 1879 in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Eliza J (born 1881 in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Edward McGinty, born in 1851 in Ireland.


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James Dawson's household

Male

James

Dawson

Head
Female

Eliza J

Dawson

Wife
Female

Mary

Dawson

Daughter
Male

James

Dawson

Son
Male

William J

Dawson

Son
Female

Eliza J

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Edward

McGinty

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dawson

Head

Married

27

1854

Ireland

Eliza J

Dawson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Ireland

Mary

Dawson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Ireland

James

Dawson

Son

-

2

1879

Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William J

Dawson

Son

-

2

1879

Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza J

Dawson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edward

McGinty

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Ireland

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