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Household of Samuel Dawson (born 1825, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Dawson, born in 1825 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Martha Dawson, born in 1823 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1852 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Martha A (born 1857 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1855 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Martha H (born 1871 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1873 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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Samuel Dawson's household

Male

Samuel

Dawson

Head
Female

Martha

Dawson

Wife
Female

Mary

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Martha A

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Dawson

Son
Female

Martha H

Dawson

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary

Dawson

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Dawson

Head

Married

56

1825

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Dawson

Wife

Married

58

1823

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Dawson

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Martha A

Dawson

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Dawson

Son

Widower

26

1855

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Martha H

Dawson

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Dawson

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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