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Household of Joseph Dawson (born 1845, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

Joseph Dawson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Dawson, born in 1845 in Tranmere, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Alice Dawson, born in 1849 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Joseph (born 1870 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Mary J (born 1872 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), William (born 1874 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Alfred (born 1876 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England) and Emma (born 1881 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England).


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Joseph Dawson's household

Male

Joseph

Dawson

Head
Female

Alice

Dawson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Dawson

Son
Female

Mary J

Dawson

Daughter
Male

William

Dawson

Son
Male

Alfred

Dawson

Son
Female

Emma

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Dawson

Head

Married

36

1845

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Alice

Dawson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Dawson

Son

Single

11

1870

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Mary J

Dawson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

William

Dawson

Son

Single

7

1874

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Alfred

Dawson

Son

Single

5

1876

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Emma

Dawson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

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