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Household of Joseph Dawson (born 1842, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Dawson, born in 1842 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jane Dawson, born in 1850 in Ancaster, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Alice (born 1873 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1874 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Mary E (born 1877 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Tom (born 1881 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Dawson's household

Male

Joseph

Dawson

Head
Female

Jane

Dawson

Wife
Female

Alice

Dawson

Daughter
Male

William

Dawson

Son
Female

Mary E

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Tom

Dawson

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Dawson

Head

Married

39

1842

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Dawson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ancaster, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Dawson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

William

Dawson

Son

Single

7

1874

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Dawson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Dawson

Son

Single

0

1881

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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