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Household of Thomas Dawson (born 1836, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dawson, born in 1836 in Lincolnshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Selina Dawson, born in 1840 in Langworth, Lincolnshire, England. They had 7 children; Charles (born 1865 in Langworth, Lincolnshire, England), Selina (born 1866 in Langworth, Lincolnshire, England), Sarah E (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Walker (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Fanny (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Harry (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Dawson's household

Male

Thomas

Dawson

Head
Female

Selina

Dawson

Wife
Male

Charles

Dawson

Son
Female

Selina

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Dawson

Son
Male

Walker

Dawson

Son
Female

Fanny

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Harry

Dawson

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Lincolnshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dawson

Head

Married

45

1836

Lincolnshire, England

Selina

Dawson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Langworth, Lincolnshire, England

Charles

Dawson

Son

Single

16

1865

Langworth, Lincolnshire, England

Selina

Dawson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Langworth, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah E

Dawson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Dawson

Son

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Walker

Dawson

Son

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Fanny

Dawson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Dawson

Son

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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