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Household of John Dawson (born 1832, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dawson, born in 1832 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Dawson, born in 1835 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Turner (born 1858 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England), Martha M (born 1860 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England), Greenwood (born 1868 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1869 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England), Edwin (born 1871 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1874 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1878 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England).


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Martha

Dawson

Wife
Male

Turner

Wade

Son
Female

Martha M

Wade

Daughter
Male

Greenwood

Wade

Son
Female

Emma

Wade

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Wade

Son
Female

Mary

Wade

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wade

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Married

49

1832

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Dawson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Turner

Wade

Son

Single

23

1858

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Martha M

Wade

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Greenwood

Wade

Son

Single

13

1868

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Wade

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Edwin

Wade

Son

Single

10

1871

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wade

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Wade

Son

Single

3

1878

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

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