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Household of William Dawtrey (born 1824, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Petworth, Sussex, 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 Dawtrey and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dawtrey, born in 1824 in Petworth, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Walter (born 1861 in Petworth, Sussex, England), Amy (born 1863 in Petworth, Sussex, England), Lily (born 1866 in Petworth, Sussex, England) and Alfred (born 1868 in Petworth, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Mary E (born 1830 in Petworth, Sussex, England), William's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1834 in Petworth, Sussex, England) and William's Servant, Emily (born 1835 in Lurgashall, Sussex, England).


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William Dawtrey's household

Male

William

Dawtrey

Head
Male

Walter

Dawtrey

Son
Female

Amy

Dawtrey

Daughter
Female

Lily

Dawtrey

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Dawtrey

Son
Female

Mary E

Dawtrey

Sister
Female

Elizabeth

Dawtrey

Sister
Female

Emily

Sole

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Dawtrey
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Petworth, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dawtrey

Head

Widower

57

1824

Petworth, Sussex, England

Walter

Dawtrey

Son

Single

20

1861

Petworth, Sussex, England

Amy

Dawtrey

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Petworth, Sussex, England

Lily

Dawtrey

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Petworth, Sussex, England

Alfred

Dawtrey

Son

Single

13

1868

Petworth, Sussex, England

Mary E

Dawtrey

Sister

Single

51

1830

Petworth, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Dawtrey

Sister

Single

47

1834

Petworth, Sussex, England

Emily

Sole

Servant

Single

46

1835

Lurgashall, Sussex, England

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