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Household of William Dawes (born 1842, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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.

William Dawes and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dawes, born in 1842 in Warwickshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Dawes, born in 1842 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Florence (born 1866 in Handsworth, Staffordshire, England), Benton (born 1869 in Smethwick, Staffordshire, England), Martha (born 1871 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Lilian (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Arthur (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Nephew, Thomas Dawes, born in 1867 in Smethwick, Staffordshire, England.


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William Dawes's household

Male

William

Dawes

Head
Female

Hannah

Dawes

Wife
Female

Florence

Dawes

Daughter
Male

Benton

Dawes

Son
Female

Martha

Dawes

Daughter
Female

Lilian

Dawes

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Dawes

Son
Male

Thomas

Dawes

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name Dawes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Warwickshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dawes

Head

Married

39

1842

Warwickshire, England

Hannah

Dawes

Wife

Married

39

1842

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Florence

Dawes

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Handsworth, Staffordshire, England

Benton

Dawes

Son

Single

12

1869

Smethwick, Staffordshire, England

Martha

Dawes

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Lilian

Dawes

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Dawes

Son

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Dawes

Nephew

Single

14

1867

Smethwick, Staffordshire, England

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