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Household of Samuel Dawson (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, Lancashire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Dawson, born in 1843 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dawson, born in 1843 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Lodger Head, Mary Ann Parkinson, born in 1846 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Samuel Dawson's household

Male

Samuel

Dawson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Wife
Male

William

Dawson

Son
Male

Samuel

Dawson

Son
Male

Robert

Dawson

Son
Male

Thomas

Dawson

Son
Male

John

Dawson

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Parkinson

Lodger Head
Male

Henry

Parkinson

Son
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Dawson

Head

Married

38

1843

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Dawson

Son

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Dawson

Son

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Robert

Dawson

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Dawson

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Dawson

Son

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Parkinson

Lodger Head

Married

35

1846

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Henry

Parkinson

Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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