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Household of John Dawson (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ripon, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dawson, born in 1833 in Newton-Le-Willows, Yorkshire, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Dawson, born in 1835 in Snape, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1865 in Grafton, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1870 in West Tanfield, Yorkshire, England), Kate (born 1872 in West Tanfield, Yorkshire, England), Carrie (born 1874 in West Tanfield, Yorkshire, England), Frederick Florence (born 1876 in West Tanfield, Yorkshire, England) and Florence (born 1880 in West Tanfield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Governess, Alice (born 1861 in Melsonby, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Esther (born 1860 in West Tanfield, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Thomas (born 1841 in Thornborough, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, James (born 1864 in Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, John (born 1865 in Snape, Yorkshire, England).


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Mary A

Dawson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Kate

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Carrie

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Frederick Florence

Dawson

Son
Female

Florence

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Trotter

Governess
Female

Esther

Boynton

Servant
Male

Thomas

Ingram

Servant
Male

James

Horner

Servant
Male

John

Brenkley

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Newton-Le-Willows, Yorkshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Married

48

1833

Newton-Le-Willows, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Dawson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Snape, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Grafton, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Dawson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

West Tanfield, Yorkshire, England

Kate

Dawson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

West Tanfield, Yorkshire, England

Carrie

Dawson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

West Tanfield, Yorkshire, England

Frederick Florence

Dawson

Son

Single

5

1876

West Tanfield, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Dawson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

West Tanfield, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Trotter

Governess

Single

20

1861

Melsonby, Yorkshire, England

Esther

Boynton

Servant

Single

21

1860

West Tanfield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Ingram

Servant

Married

40

1841

Thornborough, Yorkshire, England

James

Horner

Servant

Single

17

1864

Yorkshire, England

John

Brenkley

Servant

Single

16

1865

Snape, Yorkshire, England

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