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Household of George Dobbs (born 1842, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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.

George Dobbs and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Dobbs, born in 1842 in Hertfordshire, consisted of 13 members. George was the head of the household, married to Eliza Dobbs, born in 1843 in Farnham, Surrey, England. They had 8 children; Mary Jane (born 1868 in London, Middlesex, England), George Ernest (born 1870 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Laura Emma (born 1871 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Arthur William (born 1874 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Rose (born 1877 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Bessie (born 1878 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Edith Gertrude (born 1880 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and William (born 1881 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Servant, Edith (born 1853 in Woodhurst, Huntingdonshire, England), George's Servant, Emily (born 1856 in Walworth, Surrey, England) and George's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Woking, Surrey, England).


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George Dobbs's household

Male

George

Dobbs

Head
Female

Eliza

Dobbs

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Dobbs

Daughter
Male

George Ernest

Dobbs

Son
Female

Laura Emma

Dobbs

Daughter
Male

Arthur William

Dobbs

Son
Female

Rose

Dobbs

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Dobbs

Daughter
Female

Edith Gertrude

Dobbs

Daughter
Male

William

Dobbs

Son
Female

Edith

Merrill

Servant
Female

Emily

Baker

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Webb

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Dobbs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Hertfordshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Dobbs

Head

Married

39

1842

Hertfordshire, England

Eliza

Dobbs

Wife

Married

38

1843

Farnham, Surrey, England

Mary Jane

Dobbs

Daughter

Single

13

1868

London, Middlesex, England

George Ernest

Dobbs

Son

Single

11

1870

Croydon, Surrey, England

Laura Emma

Dobbs

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Croydon, Surrey, England

Arthur William

Dobbs

Son

Single

7

1874

Croydon, Surrey, England

Rose

Dobbs

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Croydon, Surrey, England

Bessie

Dobbs

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Islington, Middlesex, England

Edith Gertrude

Dobbs

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Islington, Middlesex, England

William

Dobbs

Son

Single

0

1881

Islington, Middlesex, England

Edith

Merrill

Servant

Single

28

1853

Woodhurst, Huntingdonshire, England

Emily

Baker

Servant

Single

25

1856

Walworth, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Webb

Servant

Single

20

1861

Woking, Surrey, England

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