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Household of Sampson Dawson (born 1849, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Sampson Dawson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sampson Dawson, born in 1849 in Market Weighton, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Sampson was the head of the household, married to Ann Dawson, born in 1853 in Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah E (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Amelia (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1878 in Whittington, Derbyshire, England) and Edith R (born 1880 in Heeley, Yorkshire, England).


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Sampson Dawson's household

Male

Sampson

Dawson

Head
Female

Ann

Dawson

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Ada

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Edith R

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) Sampson
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Market Weighton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sampson

Dawson

Head

Married

32

1849

Market Weighton, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Dawson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Dawson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Amelia

Dawson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Dawson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Whittington, Derbyshire, England

Edith R

Dawson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Heeley, Yorkshire, England

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