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Household of John Dawson (born 1848, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, Durham, 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 1848 in Thornley, Durham, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Dawson, born in 1849 in Dunstan, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1871 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England), James (born 1872 in Shotton, Durham, England), Hannah (born 1879 in Thornley, Durham, England) and Stephen (born 1881 in Thornley, Durham, England).


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Hannah

Dawson

Wife
Female

Jane

Dawson

Daughter
Male

James

Dawson

Son
Female

Hannah

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Stephen

Dawson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Thornley, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Married

33

1848

Thornley, Durham, England

Hannah

Dawson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Dunstan, Durham, England

Jane

Dawson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

James

Dawson

Son

Single

9

1872

Shotton, Durham, England

Hannah

Dawson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Thornley, Durham, England

Stephen

Dawson

Son

Single

0

1881

Thornley, Durham, England

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