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Household of William Dawson (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Todmorden, 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.

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 1833 in Stansfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dawson, born in 1834 in Stansfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1865 in Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1866 in Stansfield, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1874 in Stansfield, Yorkshire, England) and Tom (born 1863 in Stansfield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, William H Southwell, born in 1857 in Stansfield, Yorkshire, England.


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William Dawson's household

Male

William

Dawson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Wife
Male

James

Dawson

Son
Male

William H

Southwell

Boarder
Female

Mary

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Ada

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Tom

Dawson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Stansfield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dawson

Head

Married

48

1833

Stansfield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Stansfield, Yorkshire, England

James

Dawson

Son

Single

16

1865

Yorkshire, England

William H

Southwell

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Stansfield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Dawson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Stansfield, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Dawson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Stansfield, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Dawson

Son

Single

18

1863

Stansfield, Yorkshire, England

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