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Household of John Dawson (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haslingden, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dawson, born in 1846 in Accrington, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Esther Dawson, born in 1844 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1869 in Accrington, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1873 in Accrington, Lancashire, England), John T (born 1875 in Accrington, Lancashire, England), Jinetta (born 1879 in Accrington, Lancashire, England) and Betsy (born 1881 in Accrington, Lancashire, England).


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Esther

Dawson

Wife
Male

James

Dawson

Son
Female

Mary E

Dawson

Daughter
Male

John T

Dawson

Son
Female

Jinetta

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Accrington, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Married

35

1846

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Esther

Dawson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James

Dawson

Son

Single

12

1869

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Dawson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Accrington, Lancashire, England

John T

Dawson

Son

Single

6

1875

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Jinetta

Dawson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Dawson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Accrington, Lancashire, England

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