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Household of William Dixon (born 1839, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dixon, born in 1839 in Shields, Durham, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dixon, born in 1843 in Loftus, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1869 in Seaham, Durham, England), William (born 1871 in Seaham, Durham, England), John T (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England), George (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Jane A (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Nicholas Davidson, born in 1862 in Sheerness, Kent, England.


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William Dixon's household

Male

William

Dixon

Head
Female

Margaret

Dixon

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Dixon

Daughter
Male

William

Dixon

Son
Male

John T

Dixon

Son
Male

George

Dixon

Son
Female

Jane A

Dixon

Daughter
Male

Nicholas

Davidson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Dixon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Shields, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dixon

Head

Married

42

1839

Shields, Durham, England

Margaret

Dixon

Wife

Married

38

1843

Loftus, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Dixon

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Seaham, Durham, England

William

Dixon

Son

Single

10

1871

Seaham, Durham, England

John T

Dixon

Son

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

George

Dixon

Son

Single

4

1877

Sunderland, Durham, England

Jane A

Dixon

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

Nicholas

Davidson

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Sheerness, Kent, England

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