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Household of Richard Dawson (born 1840, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Richard Dawson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Dawson, born in 1840 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Caroline Dawson, born in 1842 in Peckham, Surrey, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1868 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), John (born 1869 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Arthur (born 1873 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and May (born 1879 in Islington, Middlesex, England).


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Richard Dawson's household

Male

Richard

Dawson

Head
Female

Caroline

Dawson

Wife
Male

George

Dawson

Son
Male

John

Dawson

Son
Male

Arthur

Dawson

Son
Female

May

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Dawson

Head

Married

41

1840

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Dawson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Peckham, Surrey, England

George

Dawson

Son

Single

13

1868

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

John

Dawson

Son

Single

12

1869

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Dawson

Son

Single

8

1873

Islington, Middlesex, England

May

Dawson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Islington, Middlesex, England

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