Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Dews (born 1852, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Dews and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dews, born in 1852 in Ossett, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary H Dews, born in 1856 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Arthur (born 1873 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1875 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1878 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England) and Clara (born 1880 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Harriet Ibbotson, born in 1865 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Dews's household

Male

James

Dews

Head
Female

Mary H

Dews

Wife
Male

Arthur

Dews

Son
Male

William

Dews

Son
Male

Joseph

Dews

Son
Female

Harriet

Ibbotson

Servant
Female

Clara

Dews

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Dews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dews

Head

Married

29

1852

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Mary H

Dews

Wife

Married

25

1856

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Dews

Son

Single

8

1873

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

William

Dews

Son

Single

6

1875

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Dews

Son

Single

3

1878

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Ibbotson

Servant

Single

16

1865

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Dews

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Dews in Dewsbury in 1881, and follow the Dews family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Dews

We’ve found James Dews in 507 family trees. Find out more about James Dews' household and view the Dews family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census