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Household of Thomas Dawson (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dawson, born in 1851 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Frances Dawson, born in 1857 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; James, born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Brother, Isaac (born 1859 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Brother, James (born 1861 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Dawson's household

Male

Thomas

Dawson

Head
Female

Frances

Dawson

Wife
Male

Isaac

Knowles

Brother
Male

James

Knowles

Brother
Male

James

Dawson

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dawson

Head

Married

30

1851

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Frances

Dawson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Isaac

Knowles

Brother

Single

22

1859

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James

Knowles

Brother

Single

20

1861

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James

Dawson

Son

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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