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Household of Joseph Dawson (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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.

Joseph Dawson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Dawson, born in 1833 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Dawson, born in 1828 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; Ellen Elizabeth, born 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Housekeeper, Eliza Mirfin, born in 1828 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Dawson's household

Male

Joseph

Dawson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Dawson

Wife
Female

Ellen Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Mirfin

Housekeeper
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Dawson

Head

Married

48

1833

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Dawson

Wife

Married

53

1828

London, Middlesex, England

Ellen Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Mirfin

Housekeeper

Married

53

1828

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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