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Household of Joshua Dawson (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bedale, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Dawson, born in 1837 in Thornton Watlass, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Mary C Dawson, born in 1845 in Northallerton, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Labiah (born 1870 in Scruton, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Scruton, Yorkshire, England) and Annie L (born 1876 in Northallerton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joshua's Niece, Ellen A (born 1868 in Yorkshire, England), Joshua's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Lincolnshire, England), Joshua's Servant, James (born 1856 in Hempstead, Essex, England) and Joshua's Servant, Thomas (born 1855 in Ireland).


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Joshua Dawson's household

Male

Joshua

Dawson

Head
Female

Mary C

Dawson

Wife
Female

Labiah

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Dawson

Son
Female

Annie L

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Ellen A

Dawson

Niece
Female

Mary

Tuplin

Servant
Male

James

Dockin

Servant
Male

Thomas

Golden

Servant
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Thornton Watlass, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Dawson

Head

Married

44

1837

Thornton Watlass, Yorkshire, England

Mary C

Dawson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Northallerton, Yorkshire, England

Labiah

Dawson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Scruton, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Dawson

Son

Single

10

1871

Scruton, Yorkshire, England

Annie L

Dawson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Northallerton, Yorkshire, England

Ellen A

Dawson

Niece

Single

13

1868

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Tuplin

Servant

Single

23

1858

Lincolnshire, England

James

Dockin

Servant

Single

25

1856

Hempstead, Essex, England

Thomas

Golden

Servant

Single

26

1855

Ireland

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