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Household of William W Dawson (born 1835, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 W Dawson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William W Dawson, born in 1835 in Clenchwarton, Norfolk, consisted of 7 members. William W was the head of the household, married to Martha C Dawson, born in 1837 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; William H (born 1865 in Cholsey, Berkshire, England), Martha A (born 1866 in Windsor, Berkshire, England) and Charles T (born 1869 in Hungerford, Berkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Lucy P, born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William W's Servant, Margaret Roberts, born in 1856 in Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales.


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William W Dawson's household

Male

William W

Dawson

Head
Female

Martha C

Dawson

Wife
Male

William H

Dawson

Son
Female

Martha A

Dawson

Daughter
Male

Charles T

Dawson

Son
Female

Lucy P

Dawson

Grand Daughter
Female

Margaret

Roberts

Servant
First name(s) William W
Last name Dawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Clenchwarton, Norfolk, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William W

Dawson

Head

Married

46

1835

Clenchwarton, Norfolk, England

Martha C

Dawson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William H

Dawson

Son

Single

16

1865

Cholsey, Berkshire, England

Martha A

Dawson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Windsor, Berkshire, England

Charles T

Dawson

Son

Single

12

1869

Hungerford, Berkshire, England

Lucy P

Dawson

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Roberts

Servant

Single

25

1856

Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales

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