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Household of William Dawson (born 1814, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scarborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 1814 in Scalby, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dawson, born in 1831 in Sherburn, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Atkinson (born 1857 in Sherburn, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1862 in Sherburn, Yorkshire, England), Hannah E (born 1865 in Sherburn, Yorkshire, England) and Robert A (born 1880 in Driffield, Yorkshire, England).


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William Dawson's household

Male

William

Dawson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Wife
Male

Atkinson

Dawson

Son
Male

George

Dawson

Son
Female

Hannah E

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Robert A

Lawson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Scalby, 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

67

1814

Scalby, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Sherburn, Yorkshire, England

Atkinson

Dawson

Son

Single

24

1857

Sherburn, Yorkshire, England

George

Dawson

Son

Single

19

1862

Sherburn, Yorkshire, England

Hannah E

Dawson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sherburn, Yorkshire, England

Robert A

Lawson

Son

Single

1

1880

Driffield, Yorkshire, England

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