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Household of Thomas Dawson (born 1833, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dawson, born in 1833 in Merrington, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Isabella Dawson, born in 1824 in Merrington, Durham, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1855 in Merrington, Durham, England), John (born 1859 in Merrington, Durham, England), Anne (born 1867 in Merrington, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Merrington, Durham, England), Isabella (born 1870 in Merrington, Durham, England) and Sarah Ellen (born 1873 in Merrington, Durham, England).


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Thomas Dawson's household

Male

Thomas

Dawson

Head
Female

Isabella

Dawson

Wife
Male

William

Dawson

Son
Male

John

Dawson

Son
Female

Anne

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Dawson

Son
Female

Isabella

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ellen

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Merrington, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dawson

Head

Married

48

1833

Merrington, Durham, England

Isabella

Dawson

Wife

Married

57

1824

Merrington, Durham, England

William

Dawson

Son

Single

26

1855

Merrington, Durham, England

John

Dawson

Son

Single

22

1859

Merrington, Durham, England

Anne

Dawson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Merrington, Durham, England

Thomas

Dawson

Son

Single

12

1869

Merrington, Durham, England

Isabella

Dawson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Merrington, Durham, England

Sarah Ellen

Dawson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Merrington, Durham, England

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