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Household of John Dawson (born 1834, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 1834 in Earsdon, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Dawson, born in 1836 in Northumberland, England. They had 6 children; M A (born 1860 in Earsdon, Northumberland, England), E J (born 1863 in Newburn, Northumberland, England), Hannah (born 1866 in Newburn, Northumberland, England), John Thomas (born 1870 in Newburn, Northumberland, England), Annie (born 1875 in Newburn, Northumberland, England) and Robert W (born 1881 in Heworth, Durham, England).


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Jane

Dawson

Wife
Female

M A

Dawson

Daughter
Female

E J

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Dawson

Daughter
Male

John Thomas

Dawson

Son
Female

Annie

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Robert W

Dawson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Earsdon, Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Married

47

1834

Earsdon, Northumberland, England

Jane

Dawson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Northumberland, England

M A

Dawson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Earsdon, Northumberland, England

E J

Dawson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Newburn, Northumberland, England

Hannah

Dawson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Newburn, Northumberland, England

John Thomas

Dawson

Son

Single

11

1870

Newburn, Northumberland, England

Annie

Dawson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Newburn, Northumberland, England

Robert W

Dawson

Son

Single

0

1881

Heworth, Durham, England

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