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Household of Edwin Dobson (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Edwin Dobson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Dobson, born in 1835 in Thornton, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Jane Dobson, born in 1834 in Clayton, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Squire (born 1865 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1868 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1861 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1867 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England), Lily (born 1873 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Anne E (born 1879 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edwin's Boarder Head, Sarah A Fearnside, born in 1859 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England.


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Edwin Dobson's household

Male

Edwin

Dobson

Head
Female

Jane

Dobson

Wife
Male

Squire

Dobson

Son
Male

Fred

Dobson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Emily

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Lily

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Fearnside

Boarder Head
Female

Anne E

Fearnside

Daughter
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Dobson

Head

Married

46

1835

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Dobson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Clayton, Yorkshire, England

Squire

Dobson

Son

Single

16

1865

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Dobson

Son

Single

13

1868

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Dobson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Dobson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Lily

Dobson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Fearnside

Boarder Head

Widow

22

1859

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Anne E

Fearnside

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

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