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Household of Edward Dodds (born 1843, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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.

Edward Dodds and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Dodds, born in 1843 in Lumley, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary Dodds, born in 1841 in Chollerton, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; John Robert (born 1871 in Lumley, Durham, England), Benjamin (born 1873 in Lumley, Durham, England), Sarah (born 1875 in Birtley, Durham, England) and Thomas Robson (born 1877 in Fatfield, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Father In Law, Thomas Robson, born in 1816 in Chollerton, Northumberland, England.


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Edward Dodds's household

Male

Edward

Dodds

Head
Female

Mary

Dodds

Wife
Male

Thomas

Robson

Father In Law
Male

John Robert

Dodds

Son
Male

Benjamin

Dodds

Son
Female

Sarah

Dodds

Daughter
Male

Thomas Robson

Dodds

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

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Dodds

Head

Married

38

1843

Lumley, Durham, England

Mary

Dodds

Wife

Married

40

1841

Chollerton, Northumberland, England

Thomas

Robson

Father In Law

Widower

65

1816

Chollerton, Northumberland, England

John Robert

Dodds

Son

Single

10

1871

Lumley, Durham, England

Benjamin

Dodds

Son

Single

8

1873

Lumley, Durham, England

Sarah

Dodds

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Birtley, Durham, England

Thomas Robson

Dodds

Son

Single

4

1877

Fatfield, Durham, England

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