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Household of Robert Dawson (born 1844, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 1844 in Durham, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Annie Dawson, born in 1842 in -. They had 5 children; Margaret Ann (born 1868 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Joseph James (born 1873 in Wreath, Yorkshire, England), Mary Louisa (born 1875 in Wreath, Yorkshire, England), Ralph Rowland Burdon (born 1876 in Wreath, Yorkshire, England) and William Alfred Makinnin (born 1879 in Wreath, Yorkshire, England).


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Robert Dawson's household

Male

Robert

Dawson

Head
Female

Annie

Dawson

Wife
Female

Margaret Ann

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Joseph James

Dawson

Son
Female

Mary Louisa

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Ralph Rowland Burdon

Dawson

Son
Male

William Alfred Makinnin

Dawson

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Dawson

Head

Married

37

1844

Durham, England

Annie

Dawson

Wife

Married

39

1842

-

Margaret Ann

Dawson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Joseph James

Dawson

Son

Single

8

1873

Wreath, Yorkshire, England

Mary Louisa

Dawson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Wreath, Yorkshire, England

Ralph Rowland Burdon

Dawson

Son

Single

5

1876

Wreath, Yorkshire, England

William Alfred Makinnin

Dawson

Son

Single

2

1879

Wreath, Yorkshire, England

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