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Household of John Dawson (born 1833, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dawson, born in 1833 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dawson, born in 1854 in Scotland. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1860 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and John (born 1867 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Dawson

Son
Male

John

Dawson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Married

48

1833

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Scotland

Thomas

Dawson

Son

Single

21

1860

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

John

Dawson

Son

Single

14

1867

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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