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Household of Walter Dixon (born 1842, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Dixon and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Dixon, born in 1842 in Bermondsey, Surrey, consisted of 9 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Dixon, born in 1842 in Beaminster, Somerset, England. They had 6 children; Walter W (born 1866 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Susan E (born 1870 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), George T (born 1873 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Charles J (born 1874 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Ann R (born 1877 in Bromley, Middlesex, England) and Elias C (born 1879 in Bromley, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Lodger, George Shead, born in 1823 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England.


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Walter Dixon's household

Male

Walter

Dixon

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Dixon

Wife
Male

Walter W

Dixon

Son
Female

Susan E

Dixon

Daughter
Male

George T

Dixon

Son
Male

Charles J

Dixon

Son
Female

Ann R

Dixon

Daughter
Male

Elias C

Dixon

Son
Male

George

Shead

Lodger
First name(s) Walter
Last name Dixon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Dixon

Head

Married

39

1842

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Mary Ann

Dixon

Wife

Married

39

1842

Beaminster, Somerset, England

Walter W

Dixon

Son

Single

15

1866

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Susan E

Dixon

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bromley, Middlesex, England

George T

Dixon

Son

Single

8

1873

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Charles J

Dixon

Son

Single

7

1874

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Ann R

Dixon

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Elias C

Dixon

Son

Single

2

1879

Bromley, Middlesex, England

George

Shead

Lodger

Single

58

1823

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

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