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Household of William Dawson (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dawson, born in 1833 in Newsome, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Rachel Dawson, born in 1835 in Newsome, Yorkshire, England. They had 10 children; Annie (born 1861 in Newsome, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1863 in Newsome, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1865 in Newsome, Yorkshire, England), Janet (born 1866 in Newsome, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1868 in Newsome, Yorkshire, England), Henry (born 1871 in Newsome, Yorkshire, England), Clara (born 1873 in Newsome, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1875 in Newsome, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1877 in Newsome, Yorkshire, England) and Walter (born 1880 in Newsome, Yorkshire, England).


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William Dawson's household

Male

William

Dawson

Head
Female

Rachel

Dawson

Wife
Female

Annie

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter
Male

John

Dawson

Son
Female

Janet

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Dawson

Son
Female

Clara

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Fred

Dawson

Son
Female

Emily

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Dawson

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

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dawson

Head

Married

48

1833

Newsome, Yorkshire, England

Rachel

Dawson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Newsome, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Dawson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Newsome, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Newsome, Yorkshire, England

John

Dawson

Son

Single

16

1865

Newsome, Yorkshire, England

Janet

Dawson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Newsome, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Dawson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Newsome, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Dawson

Son

Single

10

1871

Newsome, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Dawson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Newsome, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Dawson

Son

Single

6

1875

Newsome, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Dawson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Newsome, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Dawson

Son

Single

1

1880

Newsome, Yorkshire, England

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