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Household of William Dyson (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dyson, born in 1841 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Dyson, born in 1842 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Harriett F (born 1868 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1872 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England) and George (born 1879 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father In Law, William Fothergill, born in 1818 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England.


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William Dyson's household

Male

William

Dyson

Head
Female

Mary

Dyson

Wife
Female

Harriett F

Dyson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Dyson

Daughter
Male

George

Dyson

Son
Male

William

Fothergill

Father In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Dyson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dyson

Head

Married

40

1841

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Dyson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Harriett F

Dyson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Dyson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

George

Dyson

Son

Single

2

1879

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

William

Fothergill

Father In Law

Widower

63

1818

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

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