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Household of John Dawson (born 1821, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilmany, Fife, Scotland

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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 1821 in Fife, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Dawson, born in 1840 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1880 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1867 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland), Jane (born 1862 in Dunbog, Fife, Scotland), George (born 1872 in Dunbog, Fife, Scotland), Thomas (born 1875 in Dunbog, Fife, Scotland), Alexander (born 1878 in Fife, Scotland) and Charles (born 1881 in Balmerino, Fife, Scotland).


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Jane

Dawson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Dawson

Son
Female

Jane

Dawson

Daughter
Male

George

Dawson

Son
Male

Thomas

Dawson

Son
Male

Alexander

Dawson

Son
Male

Charles

Dawson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Married

60

1821

Fife, Scotland

Jane

Dawson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Dawson

Son

-

14

1867

Kettle, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Dawson

Daughter

-

19

1862

Dunbog, Fife, Scotland

George

Dawson

Son

-

9

1872

Dunbog, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Dawson

Son

-

6

1875

Dunbog, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Dawson

Son

-

3

1878

Fife, Scotland

Charles

Dawson

Son

-

0

1881

Balmerino, Fife, Scotland

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