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Household of John Dawber (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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.

John Dawber and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dawber, born in 1844 in Lamberhead Green, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dawber, born in 1835 in Lamberhead Green, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1869 in Lamberhead Green, Lancashire, England), William (born 1872 in Lamberhead Green, Lancashire, England), Sarah A (born 1875 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1877 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, John Fairclough, born in 1845 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England.


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John Dawber's household

Male

John

Dawber

Head
Female

Margaret

Dawber

Wife
Male

John

Dawber

Son
Male

William

Dawber

Son
Female

Sarah A

Dawber

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dawber

Daughter
Male

John

Fairclough

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Dawber
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Lamberhead Green, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawber

Head

Married

37

1844

Lamberhead Green, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Dawber

Wife

Married

46

1835

Lamberhead Green, Lancashire, England

John

Dawber

Son

Single

12

1869

Lamberhead Green, Lancashire, England

William

Dawber

Son

Single

9

1872

Lamberhead Green, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Dawber

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Dawber

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John

Fairclough

Boarder

Single

36

1845

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

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