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Household of Ralph R Dawson (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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.

Ralph R Dawson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ralph R Dawson, born in 1835 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Ralph R was the head of the household, married to Eleanor E Dawson, born in 1837 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 2 children; Emily E (born 1864 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Ralph H C (born 1867 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Ralph R's Mother In Law, Eleanor (born 1807 in Nottinghamshire, England), Ralph R's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1814 in Lincolnshire, England) and Ralph R's Servant, Jane (born 1861 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England).


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Ralph R Dawson's household

Male

Ralph R

Dawson

Head
Female

Eleanor E

Dawson

Wife
Female

Emily E

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Ralph H C

Dawson

Son
Female

Eleanor

Robinson

Mother In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Fletcher

Servant
Female

Jane

Riley

Servant
First name(s) Ralph R
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ralph R

Dawson

Head

Married

46

1835

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Eleanor E

Dawson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Newark, Nottinghamshire, England

Emily E

Dawson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Ralph H C

Dawson

Son

Single

14

1867

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Eleanor

Robinson

Mother In Law

Widow

74

1807

Nottinghamshire, England

Elizabeth

Fletcher

Servant

Widow

67

1814

Lincolnshire, England

Jane

Riley

Servant

Single

20

1861

Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

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