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Household of John Dixon (born 1841, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, 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 Dixon and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dixon, born in 1841 in Hexham, Northumberland, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Dixon, born in 1852 in Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Mary E (born 1872 in Yorkshire, England), John W (born 1876 in Yorkshire, England), Susannah (born 1879 in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England), Ernest (born 1880 in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England), John Wm (born 1877 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England) and Harriett (born 1879 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, William Sherwood, born in 1850 in Market Weighton, Yorkshire, England.


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John Dixon's household

Male

John

Dixon

Head
Female

Mary

Dixon

Wife
Female

Mary E

Dixon

Daughter
Male

John W

Dixon

Son
Female

Susannah

Dixon

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Dixon

Son
Male

William

Sherwood

Lodger
Female

Harriett

Sherwood

Wife
Male

John Wm

Sherwood

Son
Female

Harriett

Sherwood

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Dixon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Hexham, Northumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dixon

Head

Married

40

1841

Hexham, Northumberland, England

Mary

Dixon

Wife

Married

29

1852

Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Dixon

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Yorkshire, England

John W

Dixon

Son

Single

5

1876

Yorkshire, England

Susannah

Dixon

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Mexborough, Yorkshire, England

Ernest

Dixon

Son

Single

1

1880

Mexborough, Yorkshire, England

William

Sherwood

Lodger

Married

31

1850

Market Weighton, Yorkshire, England

Harriett

Sherwood

Wife

Married

24

1857

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John Wm

Sherwood

Son

Single

4

1877

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Harriett

Sherwood

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Yorkshire, England

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