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Household of John Dyson (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Dyson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dyson, born in 1838 in Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Jane Dyson, born in 1848 in Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Sarah Alice (born 1869 in Romiley, Cheshire, England) and John George (born 1874 in Romiley, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Alice (born 1820 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John's Servant, Harriet (born 1853 in Poynton, Cheshire, England).


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John Dyson's household

Male

John

Dyson

Head
Female

Sarah Jane

Dyson

Wife
Female

Sarah Alice

Dyson

Daughter
Male

John George

Dyson

Son
Female

Alice

Taylor

Mother
Female

Harriet

Godderd

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Dyson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dyson

Head

Married

43

1838

Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Dyson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Lancashire, England

Sarah Alice

Dyson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Romiley, Cheshire, England

John George

Dyson

Son

Single

7

1874

Romiley, Cheshire, England

Alice

Taylor

Mother

Widow

61

1820

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Godderd

Servant

Single

28

1853

Poynton, Cheshire, England

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