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Household of Thomas Dixon (born 1840, Northumberland)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dixon, born in 1840 in Allendale, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dixon, born in 1846 in Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth Annie (born 1873 in Lanchester, Durham, England), Edwin Carr (born 1876 in Lanchester, Durham, England), William Henry (born 1878 in Lanchester, Durham, England) and Harriett Ann (born 1880 in Lanchester, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Joseph Wall, born in 1862 in Lanchester, Durham, England.


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Thomas Dixon's household

Male

Thomas

Dixon

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dixon

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Annie

Dixon

Daughter
Male

Edwin Carr

Dixon

Son
Male

William Henry

Dixon

Son
Female

Harriett Ann

Dixon

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Wall

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dixon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Allendale, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dixon

Head

Married

41

1840

Allendale, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Dixon

Wife

Married

35

1846

Northumberland, England

Elizabeth Annie

Dixon

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Lanchester, Durham, England

Edwin Carr

Dixon

Son

Single

5

1876

Lanchester, Durham, England

William Henry

Dixon

Son

Single

3

1878

Lanchester, Durham, England

Harriett Ann

Dixon

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Lanchester, Durham, England

Joseph

Wall

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Lanchester, Durham, England

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