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Household of Matthew Dawson (born 1844, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockton, Durham, 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.

Matthew Dawson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Dawson, born in 1844 in Stockton, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dawson, born in 1845 in Durham, England. They had 4 children; Ann L (born 1875 in Thornby, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1876 in Thornby, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Thornby, Yorkshire, England) and Matthew H (born 1879 in Hartburn, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Visitor, Mary E (born 1865 in Witton Le Wear, Durham, England), Matthew's Visitor, Jane Ann (born 1848 in Hartburn, Durham, England) and Matthew's Servant, Emily (born 1864 in Stockton, Durham, England).


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Matthew Dawson's household

Male

Matthew

Dawson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Wife
Female

Ann L

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Matthew H

Dawson

Son
Female

Mary E

Matthews

Visitor
Female

Jane Ann

Dixon

Visitor
Female

Emily

Pullen

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Stockton, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Dawson

Head

Married

37

1844

Stockton, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Durham, England

Ann L

Dawson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Thornby, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Dawson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Thornby, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Thornby, Yorkshire, England

Matthew H

Dawson

Son

Single

2

1879

Hartburn, Durham, England

Mary E

Matthews

Visitor

Single

16

1865

Witton Le Wear, Durham, England

Jane Ann

Dixon

Visitor

Single

33

1848

Hartburn, Durham, England

Emily

Pullen

Servant

Single

17

1864

Stockton, Durham, England

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