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Household of Joseph Dixon (born 1818, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 1818 in Kendal, Westmorland, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dixon, born in 1823 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1861 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Lodger, Arthur (born 1835 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Joseph's Lodger, William (born 1839 in St Martins, Shropshire, England).


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Joseph Dixon's household

Male

Joseph

Dixon

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dixon

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Dixon

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Smith

Lodger
Male

William

Roberts

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Dixon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Kendal, Westmorland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Dixon

Head

Married

63

1818

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Elizabeth

Dixon

Wife

Married

58

1823

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Dixon

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Smith

Lodger

Married

46

1835

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

William

Roberts

Lodger

Single

42

1839

St Martins, Shropshire, England

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