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Household of James Dyson (born 1823, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dyson, born in 1823 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emma E Dyson, born in 1850 in Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Charles J (born 1866 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Francis B (born 1868 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England), William L (born 1872 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England), Arthur J (born 1874 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England), John R (born 1875 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England), George H (born 1877 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England), Lionel T (born 1879 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah H (born 1881 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Susan (born 1813 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England) and James's Servant, Lily A (born 1857 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England).


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James Dyson's household

Male

James

Dyson

Head
Female

Emma E

Dyson

Wife
Male

Charles J

Dyson

Son
Male

Francis B

Dyson

Son
Male

William L

Dyson

Son
Male

Arthur J

Dyson

Son
Male

John R

Dyson

Son
Male

George H

Dyson

Son
Male

Lionel T

Dyson

Son
Female

Sarah H

Dyson

Daughter
Female

Susan

Andrews

Servant
Female

Lily A

Hollas

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Dyson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dyson

Head

Married

58

1823

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Emma E

Dyson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Yorkshire, England

Charles J

Dyson

Son

Single

15

1866

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Francis B

Dyson

Son

Single

13

1868

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

William L

Dyson

Son

Single

9

1872

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

Arthur J

Dyson

Son

Single

7

1874

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

John R

Dyson

Son

Single

6

1875

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

George H

Dyson

Son

Single

4

1877

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

Lionel T

Dyson

Son

Single

2

1879

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

Sarah H

Dyson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

Susan

Andrews

Servant

Widow

68

1813

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

Lily A

Hollas

Servant

Single

24

1857

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

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