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Household of Thomas Dixon (born 1826, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 Dixon and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dixon, born in 1826 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Emma Dixon, born in 1850 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; John W (born 1878 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England) and Emma B (born 1880 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1859 in Todmorden, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Richard (born 1854 in Todmorden, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, William (born 1858 in Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Dixon's household

Male

Thomas

Dixon

Head
Female

Emma

Dixon

Wife
Male

John W

Dixon

Son
Female

Emma B

Dixon

Daughter
Male

John

Holt

Boarder
Male

Richard

Taylor

Boarder
Male

William

Watson

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dixon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dixon

Head

Married

55

1826

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Dixon

Wife

Married

31

1850

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

John W

Dixon

Son

Single

3

1878

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Emma B

Dixon

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

John

Holt

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Todmorden, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Taylor

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Todmorden, Yorkshire, England

William

Watson

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England

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