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Household of Thomas Dawber (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Thomas Dawber and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dawber, born in 1852 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Emma Dawber, born in 1844 in Dunford Bridge, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Step Daughter, Miriam J (born 1860 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Step Daughter, Eliza (born 1865 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Step Daughter, Martha (born 1868 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Step Son, William (born 1870 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Step Son, Alfred (born 1875 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Dawber's household

Male

Thomas

Dawber

Head
Female

Emma

Dawber

Wife
Female

Miriam J

Atherton (Dawber)

Step Daughter
Female

Eliza

Atherton (Dawber)

Step Daughter
Female

Martha

Atherton (Dawber)

Step Daughter
Male

William

Atherton (Dawber)

Step Son
Male

Alfred

Atherton (Dawber)

Step Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dawber
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dawber

Head

Married

29

1852

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Emma

Dawber

Wife

Married

37

1844

Dunford Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Miriam J

Atherton (Dawber)

Step Daughter

Single

21

1860

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Atherton (Dawber)

Step Daughter

Single

16

1865

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Martha

Atherton (Dawber)

Step Daughter

Single

13

1868

Wigan, Lancashire, England

William

Atherton (Dawber)

Step Son

Single

11

1870

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Atherton (Dawber)

Step Son

Single

6

1875

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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