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Household of John Dixon (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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 Dixon and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dixon, born in 1839 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Dixon, born in 1848 in Scotland. They had 3 children; Frances D (born 1875 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Isabella (born 1877 in Lewisham, Kent, England) and John A (born 1880 in Lewisham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father In Law, Alexander (born 1821 in Scotland), John's Mother In Law, Isabella (born 1819 in Scotland), John's Brother In Law, Alexander (born 1853 in Scotland) and John's Servant, Charlotte (born 1867 in Deptford, Kent, England).


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John Dixon's household

Male

John

Dixon

Head
Female

Eliza

Dixon

Wife
Female

Frances D

Dixon

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Dixon

Daughter
Male

John A

Dixon

Son
Male

Alexander

Lawson

Father In Law
Female

Isabella

Lawson

Mother In Law
Male

Alexander

Lawson

Brother In Law
Female

Charlotte

Smith

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Dixon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Thirsk, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dixon

Head

Married

42

1839

Thirsk, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Dixon

Wife

Married

33

1848

Scotland

Frances D

Dixon

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Lewisham, Kent, England

Isabella

Dixon

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lewisham, Kent, England

John A

Dixon

Son

Single

1

1880

Lewisham, Kent, England

Alexander

Lawson

Father In Law

Married

60

1821

Scotland

Isabella

Lawson

Mother In Law

Married

62

1819

Scotland

Alexander

Lawson

Brother In Law

Single

28

1853

Scotland

Charlotte

Smith

Servant

Single

14

1867

Deptford, Kent, England

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