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Household of Edward Dobson (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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.

Edward Dobson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Dobson, born in 1847 in Whittington, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Alice Dobson, born in 1845 in Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland, England. They had 6 children; Margaret Jane (born 1870 in Lancashire, England), Sarah Alice (born 1872 in Whittington, Lancashire, England), Alfred James (born 1875 in Whittington, Lancashire, England), Clara Annie (born 1877 in Whittington, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1879 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England) and Ruth Elizabeth (born 1881 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England).


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Edward Dobson's household

Male

Edward

Dobson

Head
Female

Alice

Dobson

Wife
Female

Margaret Jane

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Sarah Alice

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Alfred James

Dobson

Son
Female

Clara Annie

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Edward

Dobson

Son
Female

Ruth Elizabeth

Dobson

Daughter
First name(s) Edward
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Whittington, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Dobson

Head

Married

34

1847

Whittington, Lancashire, England

Alice

Dobson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland, England

Margaret Jane

Dobson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lancashire, England

Sarah Alice

Dobson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Whittington, Lancashire, England

Alfred James

Dobson

Son

Single

6

1875

Whittington, Lancashire, England

Clara Annie

Dobson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Whittington, Lancashire, England

Edward

Dobson

Son

Single

2

1879

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Ruth Elizabeth

Dobson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

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