Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Richard Dawson (born 1819, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 2 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Dawson, born in 1819 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, consisted of 3 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Janet Dawson, born in 1838 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Visitor, Mary Mather, born in 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Richard Dawson's household

Male

Richard

Dawson

Head
Female

Janet

Dawson

Wife
Female

Mary

Mather

Visitor
First name(s) Richard
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Dawson

Head

Married

62

1819

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Dawson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Mather

Visitor

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Richard Dawson in St Georges in 1881, and follow the Dawson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Richard Dawson

We’ve found Richard Dawson in 150 family trees. Find out more about Richard Dawson's household and view the Dawson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census