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Household of Thomas Dawson (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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.

Thomas Dawson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dawson, born in 1842 in Southowram, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Dawson, born in 1843 in Scotland. They had 9 children; Lilly (born 1867 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England), Harriet (born 1868 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England), Rebecca (born 1871 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England), Mary E (born 1873 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England), Amy (born 1874 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1878 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Annie L (born 1880 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1881 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Dawson's household

Male

Thomas

Dawson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Dawson

Wife
Female

Lilly

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Amy

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Dawson

Son
Male

Harry

Dawson

Son
Female

Annie L

Dawson

Daughter
Male

William

Dawson

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dawson

Head

Married

39

1842

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Dawson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Scotland

Lilly

Dawson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Dawson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Rebecca

Dawson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Dawson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Amy

Dawson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Dawson

Son

Single

5

1876

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Dawson

Son

Single

3

1878

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Annie L

Dawson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

William

Dawson

Son

Single

0

1881

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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