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Household of William Dixon (born 1827, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, Durham, 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 1827 in Felling, Durham, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dixon, born in 1833 in Gateshead, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Mary J C (born 1863 in Haswell, Durham, England), Thomas J (born 1866 in Haswell, Durham, England), Ada E A (born 1869 in Haswell, Durham, England), Margaret M (born 1870 in Haswell, Durham, England), Isabella (born 1873 in Haswell, Durham, England) and Florence B N (born 1877 in Haswell, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Assistant, Jane A (born 1853 in Felling, Durham, England) and William's Servant, Margaret A (born 1864 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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William Dixon's household

Male

William

Dixon

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dixon

Wife
Female

Mary J C

Dixon

Daughter
Male

Thomas J

Dixon

Son
Female

Ada E A

Dixon

Daughter
Female

Margaret M

Dixon

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Dixon

Daughter
Female

Florence B N

Dixon

Daughter
Female

Jane A

Hinds

Assistant
Female

Margaret A

Ward

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Dixon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Felling, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dixon

Head

Married

54

1827

Felling, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Dixon

Wife

Married

48

1833

Gateshead, Durham, England

Mary J C

Dixon

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Haswell, Durham, England

Thomas J

Dixon

Son

Single

15

1866

Haswell, Durham, England

Ada E A

Dixon

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Haswell, Durham, England

Margaret M

Dixon

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Haswell, Durham, England

Isabella

Dixon

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Haswell, Durham, England

Florence B N

Dixon

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Haswell, Durham, England

Jane A

Hinds

Assistant

Single

28

1853

Felling, Durham, England

Margaret A

Ward

Servant

Single

17

1864

Sunderland, Durham, England

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