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Household of William Dixon (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, 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 Dixon and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dixon, born in 1848 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dixon, born in 1850 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; E J (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), M E (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Maria (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Emily A (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Francis, born in 1820 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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William Dixon's household

Male

William

Dixon

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dixon

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Francis

Mother In Law
Female

E J

Dixon

Daughter
Female

M E

Dixon

Daughter
Female

Maria

Dixon

Daughter
Male

John

Dixon

Son
Male

William

Dixon

Son
Female

Ellen

Dixon

Daughter
Female

Emily A

Dixon

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Dixon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dixon

Head

Married

33

1848

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Dixon

Wife

Married

31

1850

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Francis

Mother In Law

Married

61

1820

Manchester, Lancashire, England

E J

Dixon

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

M E

Dixon

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Maria

Dixon

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Dixon

Son

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Dixon

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Dixon

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emily A

Dixon

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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