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Household of Robert Dixon (born 1839, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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 Dixon and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Dixon, born in 1839 in Sherburn Hill, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dixon, born in 1842 in Shotton, Durham, England. They had 7 children; Benjamin (born 1863 in Quarrington, Durham, England), James (born 1867 in Sherburn, Durham, England), Ann (born 1869 in Sherburn, Durham, England), Robert (born 1871 in Sherburn, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Sherburn, Durham, England), Jane (born 1877 in Sherburn, Durham, England) and William (born 1880 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Elizabeth Garr, born in 1861 in Durham, England.


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Robert Dixon's household

Male

Robert

Dixon

Head
Female

Margaret

Dixon

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Dixon

Son
Male

James

Dixon

Son
Female

Ann

Dixon

Daughter
Male

Robert

Dixon

Son
Male

Thomas

Dixon

Son
Female

Jane

Dixon

Daughter
Male

William

Dixon

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Garr

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Dixon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Sherburn Hill, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Dixon

Head

Married

42

1839

Sherburn Hill, Durham, England

Margaret

Dixon

Wife

Married

39

1842

Shotton, Durham, England

Benjamin

Dixon

Son

Single

18

1863

Quarrington, Durham, England

James

Dixon

Son

Single

14

1867

Sherburn, Durham, England

Ann

Dixon

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sherburn, Durham, England

Robert

Dixon

Son

Single

10

1871

Sherburn, Durham, England

Thomas

Dixon

Son

Single

7

1874

Sherburn, Durham, England

Jane

Dixon

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sherburn, Durham, England

William

Dixon

Son

Single

1

1880

Durham, England

Elizabeth

Garr

Servant

Single

20

1861

Durham, England

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