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Household of Richard Dawson (born 1830, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Great Ouseburn, 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.

Richard Dawson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Dawson, born in 1830 in Skelton, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Hannah Dawson, born in 1828 in Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Richard (born 1861 in York, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1865 in Shipton, Yorkshire, England), Lewis W (born 1868 in Shipton, Yorkshire, England) and Charles E (born 1869 in Shipton, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Arthur, born 1871 in Shipton, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1796 in Yearsley, Yorkshire, England) and Richard's Visitor, Sarah J (born 1868 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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Richard Dawson's household

Male

Richard

Dawson

Head
Female

Hannah

Dawson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Mother
Male

Richard

Dawson

Son
Male

William

Dawson

Son
Male

Lewis W

Dawson

Son
Male

Charles E

Dawson

Son
Male

Arthur

Dawson

Grand Son
Female

Sarah J

Gibson

Visitor
First name(s) Richard
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Skelton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Dawson

Head

Married

51

1830

Skelton, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Dawson

Wife

Married

53

1828

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Mother

Widow

85

1796

Yearsley, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Dawson

Son

Single

20

1861

York, Yorkshire, England

William

Dawson

Son

Single

16

1865

Shipton, Yorkshire, England

Lewis W

Dawson

Son

Single

13

1868

Shipton, Yorkshire, England

Charles E

Dawson

Son

Single

12

1869

Shipton, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Dawson

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Shipton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah J

Gibson

Visitor

Single

13

1868

York, Yorkshire, England

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