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Household of Joseph Dawson (born 1859, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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 1859 in Lumley, Durham, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dawson, born in 1863 in Lumley, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Sarah (born 1879 in Lumley, Durham, England) and Dorothy (born 1880 in Lumley, Durham, England).


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Joseph Dawson's household

Male

Joseph

Dawson

Head
Female

Sarah

Dawson

Wife
Female

Sarah

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Dorothy

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Lumley, 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

22

1859

Lumley, Durham, England

Sarah

Dawson

Wife

Married

18

1863

Lumley, Durham, England

Sarah

Dawson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Lumley, Durham, England

Dorothy

Dawson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Lumley, Durham, England

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