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Household of Thomas Dawson (born 1820, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, 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 Dawson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dawson, born in 1820 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Emma Dawson, born in 1821 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Emma (born 1856 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Edith H (born 1861 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Alice B (born 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Jane (born 1854 in Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Mary E (born 1855 in Ireland), Thomas's Servant, Barbara (born 1861 in Scotland) and Thomas's Visitor, Julie (born 1858 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Dawson's household

Male

Thomas

Dawson

Head
Female

Emma

Dawson

Wife
Female

Emma

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Edith H

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Alice B

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Mc Intyre

Servant
Female

Mary E

Fowler

Servant
Female

Barbara

Abernethy

Servant
Female

Julie

Willink

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dawson

Head

Married

61

1820

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Emma

Dawson

Wife

Married

60

1821

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Emma

Dawson

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Edith H

Dawson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alice B

Dawson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jane

Mc Intyre

Servant

Single

27

1854

Scotland

Mary E

Fowler

Servant

Single

26

1855

Ireland

Barbara

Abernethy

Servant

Single

20

1861

Scotland

Julie

Willink

Visitor

Single

23

1858

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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