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Household of Alexander Dodds (born 1843, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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.

Alexander Dodds and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dodds, born in 1843 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Dodds, born in 1846 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1868 in South Shields, Durham, England), Mary (born 1870 in South Shields, Durham, England), Alexander (born 1872 in South Shields, Durham, England), Robert (born 1874 in South Shields, Durham, England), John (born 1876 in South Shields, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Matthew (born 1880 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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Alexander Dodds's household

Male

Alexander

Dodds

Head
Female

Mary

Dodds

Wife
Male

William

Dodds

Son
Female

Mary

Dodds

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Dodds

Son
Male

Robert

Dodds

Son
Male

John

Dodds

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dodds

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Dodds

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Dodds
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Dodds

Head

Married

38

1843

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary

Dodds

Wife

Married

35

1846

South Shields, Durham, England

William

Dodds

Son

Single

13

1868

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary

Dodds

Daughter

Single

11

1870

South Shields, Durham, England

Alexander

Dodds

Son

Single

9

1872

South Shields, Durham, England

Robert

Dodds

Son

Single

7

1874

South Shields, Durham, England

John

Dodds

Son

Single

5

1876

South Shields, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Dodds

Daughter

Single

2

1879

South Shields, Durham, England

Matthew

Dodds

Son

Single

1

1880

South Shields, Durham, England

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