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Household of John Dawson (born 1839, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dawson, born in 1839 in South Hetton, Durham, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Dawson, born in 1841 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1865 in South Hetton, Durham, England), Ann (born 1867 in South Hetton, Durham, England), Robert (born 1869 in South Hetton, Durham, England), Mary E (born 1873 in South Hetton, Durham, England), William (born 1876 in Haswell, Durham, England) and John A (born 1878 in Haswell, Durham, England).


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Hannah

Dawson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Dawson

Son
Female

Ann

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Dawson

Son
Female

Mary E

Dawson

Daughter
Male

William

Dawson

Son
Male

John A

Dawson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place South Hetton, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Married

42

1839

South Hetton, Durham, England

Hannah

Dawson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

Thomas

Dawson

Son

Single

16

1865

South Hetton, Durham, England

Ann

Dawson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

South Hetton, Durham, England

Robert

Dawson

Son

Single

12

1869

South Hetton, Durham, England

Mary E

Dawson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

South Hetton, Durham, England

William

Dawson

Son

Single

5

1876

Haswell, Durham, England

John A

Dawson

Son

Single

3

1878

Haswell, Durham, England

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