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Household of Thomas Dawson (born 1851, Lancashire)

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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dawson, born in 1851 in Hurst, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Priscilla Dawson, born in 1850 in Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; John W (born 1873 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), James (born 1875 in Hurst, Lancashire, England), Ann Maria (born 1877 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and Tom (born 1879 in Hurst, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Dawson's household

Male

Thomas

Dawson

Head
Female

Priscilla

Dawson

Wife
Male

John W

Dawson

Son
Male

James

Dawson

Son
Female

Ann Maria

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Tom

Dawson

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

30

1851

Hurst, Lancashire, England

Priscilla

Dawson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Cheshire, England

John W

Dawson

Son

Single

8

1873

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

James

Dawson

Son

Single

6

1875

Hurst, Lancashire, England

Ann Maria

Dawson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Tom

Dawson

Son

Single

2

1879

Hurst, Lancashire, England

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