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Household of William Dyson (born 1842, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dyson, born in 1842 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Faith Dyson, born in 1844 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John C (born 1871 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Hugh A (born 1875 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Hannah P (born 1877 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Lillian (born 1880 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Margaret Jones, born in 1850 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England.


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William Dyson's household

Male

William

Dyson

Head
Female

Faith

Dyson

Wife
Male

John C

Dyson

Son
Female

Jane

Dyson

Daughter
Male

Hugh A

Dyson

Son
Female

Hannah P

Dyson

Daughter
Female

Lillian

Dyson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Jones

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Dyson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dyson

Head

Married

39

1842

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Faith

Dyson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John C

Dyson

Son

Single

10

1871

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jane

Dyson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Hugh A

Dyson

Son

Single

6

1875

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Hannah P

Dyson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Lillian

Dyson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Jones

Servant

-

31

1850

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

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