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Household of Samuel Dawson (born 1844, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

Samuel Dawson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Dawson, born in 1844 in Tranmere, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dawson, born in 1848 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1873 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Sarah (born 1875 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Mary E (born 1879 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England) and Margery (born 1880 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England).


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Samuel Dawson's household

Male

Samuel

Dawson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Wife
Male

James

Dawson

Son
Female

Sarah

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Dawson

Son
Female

Mary E

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Margery

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Dawson

Head

Married

37

1844

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Dawson

Son

Single

8

1873

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Dawson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Dawson

Son

Single

4

1877

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Mary E

Dawson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Margery

Dawson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

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