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Household of John Dawson (born 1839, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dawson, born in 1839 in Bollington, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Dawson, born in 1840 in Bollington, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Emma (born 1863 in Bollington, Cheshire, England), Harriet (born 1868 in Bollington, Cheshire, England), Ellen (born 1871 in Bollington, Cheshire, England) and Jane (born 1877 in Bollington, Cheshire, England).


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Jane

Dawson

Wife
Female

Emma

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Bollington, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Married

42

1839

Bollington, Cheshire, England

Jane

Dawson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Bollington, Cheshire, England

Emma

Dawson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Bollington, Cheshire, England

Harriet

Dawson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bollington, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Dawson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bollington, Cheshire, England

Jane

Dawson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bollington, Cheshire, England

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