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Household of Alice Hobson (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Alice Hobson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alice Hobson, born in 1840 in Kearsley, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Alice was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Mary Elizabeth (born 1862 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England), John (born 1868 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England), Alice Ann (born 1871 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1876 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alice's Boarder, Thomas Hobson, born in 1819 in Clifton, Lancashire, England.


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Alice Hobson's household

Female

Alice

Hobson

Head
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Rothwell

Daughter
Male

John

Hobson

Son
Female

Alice Ann

Hobson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Hobson

Son
Male

William

Hobson

Son
Male

Thomas

Hobson

Boarder
First name(s) Alice
Last name Hobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alice

Hobson

Head

Widow

41

1840

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Rothwell

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

John

Hobson

Son

Single

13

1868

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Alice Ann

Hobson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Hobson

Son

Single

9

1872

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

William

Hobson

Son

Single

5

1876

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Hobson

Boarder

Widower

62

1819

Clifton, Lancashire, England

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