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Household of John Dixon (born 1834, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dixon, born in 1834 in Skelton, Cumberland, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Dixon, born in 1838 in Lanercost, Cumberland, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1809 in Blanchland, Durham, England), John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1849 in Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England), John's Lodger, Joseph (born 1839 in Kirklinton, Cumberland, England) and John's Lodger, John (born 1835 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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John Dixon's household

Male

John

Dixon

Head
Female

Mary

Dixon

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Pearse

Mother In Law
Male

Thomas

Pearse

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Bowman

Lodger
Male

John

Harigold

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Dixon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Skelton, Cumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dixon

Head

Married

47

1834

Skelton, Cumberland, England

Mary

Dixon

Wife

Married

43

1838

Lanercost, Cumberland, England

Elizabeth

Pearse

Mother In Law

Widow

72

1809

Blanchland, Durham, England

Thomas

Pearse

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England

Joseph

Bowman

Lodger

Single

42

1839

Kirklinton, Cumberland, England

John

Harigold

Lodger

Single

46

1835

Sunderland, Durham, England

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