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Household of Walter Dawson (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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.

Walter Dawson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Dawson, born in 1845 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Jane Dawson, born in 1849 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Edith (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Annie M (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Brother In Law, George Thos (born 1850 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England) and Walter's Servant, Jane (born 1860 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England).


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Walter Dawson's household

Male

Walter

Dawson

Head
Female

Jane

Dawson

Wife
Female

Edith

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Annie M

Dawson

Daughter
Male

George Thos

Mills

Brother In Law
Female

Jane

Toyne

Servant
First name(s) Walter
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Dawson

Head

Married

36

1845

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane

Dawson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Edith

Dawson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Annie M

Dawson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George Thos

Mills

Brother In Law

Single

31

1850

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Jane

Toyne

Servant

Single

21

1860

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

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