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Household of Joseph Dawson (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fylde, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Dawson, born in 1848 in Prestwich, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Dawson, born in 1849 in Duckenfield, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Mary Ethel (born 1878 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England) and Bertha S A (born 1881 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's -, Alice L (born 1875 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England), Joseph's Sister In Law, Florance A (born 1867 in Prestwick, Lancashire, England), Joseph's Visitor, Mary Ann (born 1849 in Middlesex, England), Joseph's Visitor, Edward (born 1875 in Middlesex, England), Joseph's Visitor, George (born 1877 in Middlesex, England) and Joseph's Visitor, Charlotte Elz (born 1880 in Northumberland, England).


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Joseph Dawson's household

Male

Joseph

Dawson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Dawson

Wife
Female

Alice L

Dawson

-
Female

Mary Ethel

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Bertha S A

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Florance A

Porter

Sister In Law
Female

Mary Ann

Ritter

Visitor
Male

Edward

Ritter

Visitor
Male

George

Ritter

Visitor
Female

Charlotte Elz

Ritter

Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Dawson

Head

Married

33

1848

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Dawson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Duckenfield, Lancashire, England

Alice L

Dawson

-

Single

6

1875

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Mary Ethel

Dawson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Bertha S A

Dawson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Florance A

Porter

Sister In Law

Single

14

1867

Prestwick, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Ritter

Visitor

Married

32

1849

Middlesex, England

Edward

Ritter

Visitor

Single

6

1875

Middlesex, England

George

Ritter

Visitor

Single

4

1877

Middlesex, England

Charlotte Elz

Ritter

Visitor

Single

1

1880

Northumberland, England

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