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Household of William Dawson (born 1831, Norfolk)

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.

William Dawson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dawson, born in 1831 in Martham, Norfolk, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Dawson, born in 1835 in Repps, Norfolk, England. They had 5 children; Alice (born 1862 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Frederick (born 1863 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Harriett (born 1866 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Albert E (born 1874 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Edith E (born 1877 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).


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William Dawson's household

Male

William

Dawson

Head
Female

Hannah

Dawson

Wife
Female

Alice

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Dawson

Son
Female

Harriett

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Albert E

Dawson

Son
Female

Edith E

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Martham, Norfolk, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dawson

Head

Married

50

1831

Martham, Norfolk, England

Hannah

Dawson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Repps, Norfolk, England

Alice

Dawson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Frederick

Dawson

Son

Single

18

1863

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Harriett

Dawson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Albert E

Dawson

Son

Single

7

1874

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Edith E

Dawson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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