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Household of Robert L Dawson (born 1849, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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 L Dawson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert L Dawson, born in 1849 in Camberwell, Surrey, consisted of 6 members. Robert L was the head of the household, married to Alice G Dawson, born in 1857 in St Mary Le Bow, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Dorothy M (born 1879 in Lewisham, Kent, England) and Jessie M (born 1881 in Lewisham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert L's Servant, Jane (born 1862 in Stratford, Suffolk, England) and Robert L's Servant, Jane (born 1864 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England).


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Robert L Dawson's household

Male

Robert L

Dawson

Head
Female

Alice G

Dawson

Wife
Female

Dorothy M

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Jessie M

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Ranson

Servant
Female

Jane

Calton

Servant
First name(s) Robert L
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Camberwell, Surrey, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert L

Dawson

Head

Married

32

1849

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Alice G

Dawson

Wife

Married

24

1857

St Mary Le Bow, Middlesex, England

Dorothy M

Dawson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Lewisham, Kent, England

Jessie M

Dawson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lewisham, Kent, England

Jane

Ranson

Servant

Single

19

1862

Stratford, Suffolk, England

Jane

Calton

Servant

Single

17

1864

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

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