Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Joseph Dawson (born 1818, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitby, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Dawson, born in 1818 in Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; John R (born 1862 in Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1859 in Yorkshire, England) and Sarah (born 1867 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, John Wood, born in 1859 in Egton, Yorkshire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Joseph Dawson's household

Male

Joseph

Dawson

Head
Male

John R

Dawson

Son
Female

Hannah

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Dawson

Daughter
Male

John

Wood

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Dawson

Head

Widower

63

1818

Yorkshire, England

John R

Dawson

Son

Single

19

1862

Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Dawson

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Dawson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Yorkshire, England

John

Wood

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Egton, Yorkshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Joseph Dawson in Whitby in 1881, and follow the Dawson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Joseph Dawson

We’ve found Joseph Dawson in 259 family trees. Find out more about Joseph Dawson's household and view the Dawson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census