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Household of John Dews (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Dews and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dews, born in 1839 in Middlestown, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Dews, born in 1840 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England. They had 10 children; George (born 1861 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1863 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1866 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1868 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1870 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1873 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England), Herbert (born 1875 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1877 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England), Ethel (born 1879 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England) and Marian (born 1881 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England).


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John Dews's household

Male

John

Dews

Head
Female

Mary

Dews

Wife
Male

George

Dews

Son
Male

William

Dews

Son
Male

Fred

Dews

Son
Male

Walter

Dews

Son
Female

Hannah

Dews

Daughter
Male

Harry

Dews

Son
Male

Herbert

Dews

Son
Female

Emily

Dews

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Dews

Daughter
Female

Marian

Dews

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Dews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Middlestown, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dews

Head

Married

42

1839

Middlestown, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Dews

Wife

Married

41

1840

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

George

Dews

Son

Single

20

1861

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

William

Dews

Son

Single

18

1863

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Dews

Son

Single

15

1866

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Dews

Son

Single

13

1868

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Dews

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Dews

Son

Single

8

1873

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Dews

Son

Single

6

1875

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Dews

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Ethel

Dews

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Marian

Dews

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

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