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Household of Samuel Dawson (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, 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.

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 1842 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Priscilla Dawson, born in 1843 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Emma (born 1865 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Florence (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah E (born 1862 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Son In Law, Thomas Furness, born in 1853 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Samuel Dawson's household

Male

Samuel

Dawson

Head
Female

Priscilla

Dawson

Wife
Female

Emma

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Florence

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Furness

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Furness

Son In Law
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Sheffield, 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

39

1842

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Priscilla

Dawson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Dawson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Dawson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Dawson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Furness

Daughter

Married

19

1862

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Furness

Son In Law

Married

28

1853

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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