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Household of Robert Dawson (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, 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.

Robert Dawson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Dawson, born in 1848 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dawson, born in 1850 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Sabina (born 1870 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1872 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1876 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1878 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Dawson's household

Male

Robert

Dawson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Wife
Female

Sabina

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Dawson

Head

Married

33

1848

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Preston, Lancashire, England

Sabina

Dawson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alice

Dawson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Dawson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Dawson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Preston, Lancashire, England

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