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Household of Walter Dawson (born 1852, Yorkshire)

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.

Walter Dawson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Dawson, born in 1852 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Emily Dawson, born in 1850 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Ada, born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Aunt, Ann Gunson, born in 1824 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Walter Dawson's household

Male

Walter

Dawson

Head
Female

Emily

Dawson

Wife
Female

Ann

Gunson

Aunt
Female

Ada

Gunson

Daughter
First name(s) Walter
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Dawson

Head

Married

29

1852

Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Dawson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Gunson

Aunt

Single

57

1824

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Gunson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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