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Household of John Dawson (born 1806, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Dawson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dawson, born in 1806 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Dawson, born in 1808 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Betsy, born 1836 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son In Law, William (born 1836 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), John's Nephew, Henry (born 1865 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), John's Nephew, John W (born 1870 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), John's Nephew, Albert (born 1875 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and John's Nephew, Samuel (born 1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Jane

Dawson

Wife
Male

William

Hawksworth

Son In Law
Female

Betsy

Hawksworth

Daughter
Male

Henry

Hawksworth

Nephew
Male

John W

Hawksworth

Nephew
Male

Albert

Hawksworth

Nephew
Male

Samuel

Hawksworth

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 75
Birth year 1806
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Married

75

1806

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Dawson

Wife

Married

73

1808

Bolton, Lancashire, England

William

Hawksworth

Son In Law

Married

45

1836

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Hawksworth

Daughter

Married

45

1836

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Henry

Hawksworth

Nephew

Single

16

1865

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John W

Hawksworth

Nephew

Single

11

1870

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Albert

Hawksworth

Nephew

Single

6

1875

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Hawksworth

Nephew

Single

4

1877

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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