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Household of Ellen Dodgson (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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.

Ellen Dodgson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Dodgson, born in 1847 in Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Ellen was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; Thomas (born 1865 in Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1868 in Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Yorkshire, England), Amanda (born 1872 in Yorkshire, England), John Wm (born 1875 in Yorkshire, England) and George (born 1881 in Emley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ellen's Labourer, Walter Moxton, born in 1859 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England.


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Ellen Dodgson's household

Female

Ellen

Dodgson

Head
Male

Thomas

Dodgson

Son
Female

Sarah

Dodgson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dodgson

Daughter
Female

Amanda

Dodgson

Daughter
Male

John Wm

Dodgson

Son
Male

George

Dodgson

Son
Male

Walter

Moxton

Labourer
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Dodgson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

Dodgson

Head

Widow

34

1847

Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Dodgson

Son

Single

16

1865

Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Dodgson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Dodgson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Yorkshire, England

Amanda

Dodgson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Yorkshire, England

John Wm

Dodgson

Son

Single

6

1875

Yorkshire, England

George

Dodgson

Son

Single

0

1881

Emley, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Moxton

Labourer

Single

22

1859

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

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