Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Dawson (born 1842, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dawson, born in 1842 in Elgin, Morayshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dawson, born in 1844 in Morayshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret A (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes P (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen C (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie C (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Allison (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Dawson's household

Male

William

Dawson

Head
Female

Margaret

Dawson

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Agnes P

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Helen C

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Jessie C

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Allison

Dawson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dawson

Head

Married

39

1842

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dawson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Morayshire, Scotland

Margaret A

Dawson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes P

Dawson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen C

Dawson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie C

Dawson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Allison

Dawson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Dawson in St Georges in 1881, and follow the Dawson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Dawson

We’ve found William Dawson in 1208 family trees. Find out more about William Dawson's household and view the Dawson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census