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Household of Joseph Dawson (born 1854, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, Durham, 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 1854 in New York, Durham, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret I Dawson, born in 1857 in Lumley, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Mary I (born 1879 in Kimblesworth, Durham, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Holmside, Durham, England).


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Joseph Dawson's household

Male

Joseph

Dawson

Head
Female

Margaret I

Dawson

Wife
Female

Mary I

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Dawson

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place New York, Durham, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Dawson

Head

Married

27

1854

New York, Durham, England

Margaret I

Dawson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Lumley, Durham, England

Mary I

Dawson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Kimblesworth, Durham, England

Thomas

Dawson

Son

Single

0

1881

Holmside, Durham, England

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