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Household of John Dawson (born 1827, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dawson, born in 1827 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Dawson, born in 1825 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1860 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Herbert (born 1863 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Emma Jane (born 1865 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1870 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Mary

Dawson

Wife
Male

Robert

Dawson

Son
Male

Herbert

Dawson

Son
Female

Emma Jane

Dawson

Daughter
Male

James

Dawson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Married

54

1827

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Dawson

Wife

Married

56

1825

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Robert

Dawson

Son

Single

21

1860

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Dawson

Son

Single

18

1863

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Emma Jane

Dawson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James

Dawson

Son

Single

11

1870

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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