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Household of William Dyson (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 Dyson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dyson, born in 1828 in Marsden, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Dyson, born in 1816 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Robert Chas, born 1865 in Nelson, Lancashire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Howarth (born 1878 in Nelson, Lancashire, England) and Albert (born 1881 in Nelson, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Niece, Emily (born 1869 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), William's Visitor, Isabella (born 1870 in Yorkshire, England), William's Son Boarder, John (born 1855 in Nelson, Lancashire, England) and William's Daughter In Law, Ellenor (born 1856 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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William Dyson's household

Male

William

Dyson

Head
Female

Ellen

Dyson

Wife
Male

Robert Chas

Dyson

Son
Female

Emily

Dyson

Niece
Female

Isabella

Alton

Visitor
Male

John

Dyson

Son Boarder
Female

Ellenor

Dyson

Daughter In Law
Male

Howarth

Dyson

Grand Son
Male

Albert

Dyson

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Dyson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Marsden, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dyson

Head

Married

53

1828

Marsden, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Dyson

Wife

Married

65

1816

York, Yorkshire, England

Robert Chas

Dyson

Son

Single

16

1865

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Emily

Dyson

Niece

Single

12

1869

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Alton

Visitor

Single

11

1870

Yorkshire, England

John

Dyson

Son Boarder

Married

26

1855

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Ellenor

Dyson

Daughter In Law

Married

25

1856

York, Yorkshire, England

Howarth

Dyson

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Albert

Dyson

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Nelson, Lancashire, England

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