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Household of George Dobson (born 1837, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, 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 Dobson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Dobson, born in 1837 in Woore, Shropshire, consisted of 10 members. George was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dobson, born in 1840 in Buerton, Cheshire, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1864 in Chesterton, Staffordshire, England), George (born 1866 in Chesterton, Staffordshire, England), David (born 1868 in Chesterton, Staffordshire, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Chesterton, Staffordshire, England), Eliza (born 1873 in Chesterton, Staffordshire, England), Margaret (born 1877 in Chesterton, Staffordshire, England) and Martha (born 1881 in Chesterton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Step Daughter, Harriet Dudley, born in 1871 in Audlem, Cheshire, England.


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George Dobson's household

Male

George

Dobson

Head
Female

Sarah

Dobson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Dobson

Son
Male

George

Dobson

Son
Male

David

Dobson

Son
Female

Sarah

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Martha

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Dudley

Step Daughter
First name(s) George
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Woore, Shropshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Dobson

Head

Married

44

1837

Woore, Shropshire, England

Sarah

Dobson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Buerton, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Dobson

Son

Single

17

1864

Chesterton, Staffordshire, England

George

Dobson

Son

Single

15

1866

Chesterton, Staffordshire, England

David

Dobson

Son

Single

13

1868

Chesterton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Dobson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Chesterton, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Dobson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Chesterton, Staffordshire, England

Margaret

Dobson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Chesterton, Staffordshire, England

Martha

Dobson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Chesterton, Staffordshire, England

Harriet

Dudley

Step Daughter

Single

10

1871

Audlem, Cheshire, England

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