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Household of Benjamin Dobson (born 1817, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

Benjamin Dobson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Dobson, born in 1817 in Thorns, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Eliza Dobson, born in 1819 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Colvison, born 1855 in Yorkshire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Elizabeth, born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.


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Benjamin Dobson's household

Male

Benjamin

Dobson

Head
Female

Eliza

Dobson

Wife
Male

Colvison

Dobson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dobson

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Thorns, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Dobson

Head

Married

64

1817

Thorns, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Dobson

Wife

Married

62

1819

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Colvison

Dobson

Son

Widower

26

1855

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Dobson

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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