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Household of John Dawson (born 1833, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wilton, Roxburghshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dawson, born in 1833 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Dawson, born in 1834 in Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Isabella (born 1861 in Roxburghshire, Scotland), Christiana (born 1863 in Roxburghshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1865 in Roxburghshire, Scotland), William Y (born 1869 in Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth E (born 1874 in Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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John Dawson's household

Male

John

Dawson

Head
Female

Jane

Dawson

Wife
Female

Isabella

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Christiana

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Dawson

Daughter
Male

William Y

Dawson

Son
Female

Elizabeth E

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dawson

Head

Married

48

1833

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jane

Dawson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Isabella

Dawson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Christiana

Dawson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Maggie

Dawson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Roxburghshire, Scotland

William Y

Dawson

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Elizabeth E

Dawson

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Roxburghshire, Scotland

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