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Household of Matthew Dawson (born 1852, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Dawson, born in 1852 in Bournmoor, Durham, consisted of 3 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Esther Dawson, born in 1857 in Hetton Downs, Durham, England. They had 1 child; Mary Jane, born 1877 in Bournmoor, Durham, England.


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Matthew Dawson's household

Male

Matthew

Dawson

Head
Female

Esther

Dawson

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Bournmoor, Durham, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Dawson

Head

Married

29

1852

Bournmoor, Durham, England

Esther

Dawson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Hetton Downs, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Dawson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bournmoor, Durham, England

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