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Household of Charles Dobson (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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.

Charles Dobson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Dobson, born in 1849 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Mary Dobson, born in 1851 in Scotland. They had 4 children; Louis (born 1872 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Harriet (born 1874 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Maggie (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Ada (born 1879 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Boarder, Edward (born 1842 in Middlesex, England), Charles's Boarder, William H (born 1862 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England) and Charles's Boarder, Frederick G (born 1862 in Kentish Town, Middlesex, England).


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Charles Dobson's household

Male

Charles

Dobson

Head
Female

Mary

Dobson

Wife
Male

Louis

Dobson

Son
Female

Harriet

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Ada

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Edward

Cooper

Boarder
Male

William H

Arnold

Boarder
Male

Frederick G

Gardner

Boarder
First name(s) Charles
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Dobson

Head

Married

32

1849

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Dobson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Scotland

Louis

Dobson

Son

Single

9

1872

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Dobson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Maggie

Dobson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ada

Dobson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Preston, Lancashire, England

Edward

Cooper

Boarder

Married

39

1842

Middlesex, England

William H

Arnold

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Frederick G

Gardner

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Kentish Town, Middlesex, England

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