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Household of Jeremiah Dawson (born 1846, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wharfedale, 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.

Jeremiah Dawson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jeremiah Dawson, born in 1846 in Otley, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Jeremiah was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dawson, born in 1848 in Castley, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Arthur (born 1870 in Otley, Yorkshire, England), Ethel (born 1871 in Otley, Yorkshire, England) and Fred C (born 1873 in Otley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Jeremiah's Visitor, Sarah (born 1817 in Otley, Yorkshire, England) and Jeremiah's Servant, Kate (born 1854 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England).


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Jeremiah Dawson's household

Male

Jeremiah

Dawson

Head
Female

Sarah

Dawson

Wife
Male

Arthur

Dawson

Son
Female

Ethel

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Fred C

Dawson

Son
Female

Sarah

Eastburn

Visitor
Female

Kate

Rawson

Servant
First name(s) Jeremiah
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Otley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jeremiah

Dawson

Head

Married

35

1846

Otley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Dawson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Castley, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Dawson

Son

Single

11

1870

Otley, Yorkshire, England

Ethel

Dawson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Otley, Yorkshire, England

Fred C

Dawson

Son

Single

8

1873

Otley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Eastburn

Visitor

Widow

64

1817

Otley, Yorkshire, England

Kate

Rawson

Servant

Single

27

1854

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

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