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Household of Thomas Dawson (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dawson, born in 1848 in Hopwood, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dawson, born in 1851 in Hopwood, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Harold (born 1872 in Hopwood, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1875 in Hopwood, Lancashire, England), Clara (born 1878 in Hopwood, Lancashire, England) and Walter (born 1880 in Hopwood, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Dawson's household

Male

Thomas

Dawson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Wife
Male

Harold

Dawson

Son
Male

Arthur

Dawson

Son
Female

Clara

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Dawson

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Hopwood, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dawson

Head

Married

33

1848

Hopwood, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Hopwood, Lancashire, England

Harold

Dawson

Son

Single

9

1872

Hopwood, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Dawson

Son

Single

6

1875

Hopwood, Lancashire, England

Clara

Dawson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hopwood, Lancashire, England

Walter

Dawson

Son

Single

1

1880

Hopwood, Lancashire, England

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