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Household of Joshua Dawson (born 1851, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Joshua Dawson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Dawson, born in 1851 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Harriet Dawson, born in 1852 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Joshua (born 1874 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England), Harriet M (born 1877 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England) and Sarah A (born 1880 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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Joshua Dawson's household

Male

Joshua

Dawson

Head
Female

Harriet

Dawson

Wife
Male

Joshua

Dawson

Son
Male

Thomas

Dawson

Son
Female

Harriet M

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Dawson

Head

Married

30

1851

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Dawson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Joshua

Dawson

Son

Single

7

1874

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Dawson

Son

Single

6

1875

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Harriet M

Dawson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Dawson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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