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Household of Joseph Dixon (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, Lancashire, 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 Dixon and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Dixon, born in 1844 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dixon, born in 1851 in Broughton, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth M (born 1873 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England) and John A (born 1874 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Sophia Brierley, born in 1860 in Derbyshire, England.


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Joseph Dixon's household

Male

Joseph

Dixon

Head
Female

Margaret

Dixon

Wife
Female

Elizabeth M

Dixon

Daughter
Male

John A

Dixon

Son
Female

Sophia

Brierley

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Dixon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Dixon

Head

Married

37

1844

Bury, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Dixon

Wife

Married

30

1851

Broughton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth M

Dixon

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

John A

Dixon

Son

Single

7

1874

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Sophia

Brierley

Servant

Single

21

1860

Derbyshire, England

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