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Household of Joseph Dawson (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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.

Joseph Dawson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Dawson, born in 1849 in Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Ellen Dawson, born in 1848 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1869 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Josiah (born 1874 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Mary Alice (born 1877 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Ellen C (born 1880 in Salford, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Dawson's household

Male

Joseph

Dawson

Head
Female

Mary Ellen

Dawson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Dawson

Son
Male

Josiah

Dawson

Son
Female

Mary Alice

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Ellen C

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Salford, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Dawson

Head

Married

32

1849

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Dawson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Salford, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Dawson

Son

Single

12

1869

Salford, Lancashire, England

Josiah

Dawson

Son

Single

7

1874

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Dawson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Salford, Lancashire, England

Ellen C

Dawson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Salford, Lancashire, England

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