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Household of William Dawson (born 1846, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dawson, born in 1846 in Bradford, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Dawson, born in 1849 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1869 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1872 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1877 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Emma (born 1880 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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William Dawson's household

Male

William

Dawson

Head
Female

Mary

Dawson

Wife
Male

John

Dawson

Son
Male

Fred

Dawson

Son
Female

Annie

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Emma

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dawson

Head

Married

35

1846

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Dawson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

John

Dawson

Son

Single

12

1869

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Dawson

Son

Single

9

1872

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Dawson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Dawson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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