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Household of Joshua Dawson (born 1846, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wharfedale, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Dawson, born in 1846 in Otley, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Mary Dawson, born in 1851 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Mary Eleanor (born 1874 in Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1878 in Askwith, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1880 in Askwith, Yorkshire, England) and Emily (born 1881 in Askwith, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joshua's Appren, Fred Hainsworth, born in 1862 in -.


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Joshua Dawson's household

Male

Joshua

Dawson

Head
Female

Mary

Dawson

Wife
Female

Mary Eleanor

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Emily

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Fred

Hainsworth

Appren
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Otley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Dawson

Head

Married

35

1846

Otley, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Dawson

Wife

Married

30

1851

York, Yorkshire, England

Mary Eleanor

Dawson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Yorkshire, England

Annie

Dawson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Askwith, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Dawson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Askwith, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Dawson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Askwith, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Hainsworth

Appren

Single

19

1862

-

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