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Household of John Dawson (born 1838, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Louth, Lincolnshire, 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 Dawson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dawson, born in 1838 in Somercotes, Lincolnshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Dawson, born in 1836 in Holton Le Moor, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Edith (born 1873 in Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England), James Wm Child (born 1874 in Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England), John Arnold (born 1875 in Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England), Frank (born 1877 in Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England) and Herbert Hy (born 1878 in Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Annie (born 1865 in Binbrook, Lincolnshire, England), John's Apprentice, Joseph (born 1863 in Mumby, Lincolnshire, England) and John's Apprentice, Frank (born 1869 in Ewerby, Lincolnshire, England).


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Mary

Dawson

Wife
Female

Edith

Dawson

Daughter
Male

James Wm Child

Dawson

Son
Male

John Arnold

Dawson

Son
Male

Frank

Dawson

Son
Male

Herbert Hy

Dawson

Son
Female

Annie

Lovett

Servant
Male

Joseph

Burkitt

Apprentice
Male

Frank

Smith

Apprentice
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Married

43

1838

Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England

Mary

Dawson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Holton Le Moor, Lancashire, England

Edith

Dawson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England

James Wm Child

Dawson

Son

Single

7

1874

Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England

John Arnold

Dawson

Son

Single

6

1875

Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England

Frank

Dawson

Son

Single

4

1877

Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England

Herbert Hy

Dawson

Son

Single

3

1878

Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England

Annie

Lovett

Servant

Single

16

1865

Binbrook, Lincolnshire, England

Joseph

Burkitt

Apprentice

Single

18

1863

Mumby, Lincolnshire, England

Frank

Smith

Apprentice

Single

12

1869

Ewerby, Lincolnshire, England

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