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Household of William Dawson (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holbeck, 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 1843 in Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dawson, born in 1851 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Abraham (born 1874 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1876 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and John W (born 1880 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Adelaide Antibuss, born in 1867 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.


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William Dawson's household

Male

William

Dawson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Wife
Male

Abraham

Dawson

Son
Female

Annie

Dawson

Daughter
Male

John W

Dawson

Son
Female

Adelaide

Antibuss

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dawson

Head

Married

38

1843

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Abraham

Dawson

Son

Single

7

1874

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Dawson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John W

Dawson

Son

Single

1

1880

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Adelaide

Antibuss

Servant

Single

14

1867

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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