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Household of Henry Dobson (born 1834, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

Henry Dobson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Dobson, born in 1834 in Madeley, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Ellen Dobson, born in 1845 in Liscard, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; William H (born 1867 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), John (born 1870 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Samuel (born 1873 in Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Boarder, Samuel Farrington, born in 1851 in Liscard, Cheshire, England.


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Henry Dobson's household

Male

Henry

Dobson

Head
Female

Ellen

Dobson

Wife
Male

William H

Dobson

Son
Male

John

Dobson

Son
Male

Samuel

Dobson

Son
Male

Samuel

Farrington

Boarder
First name(s) Henry
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Madeley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Dobson

Head

Married

47

1834

Madeley, Staffordshire, England

Ellen

Dobson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Liscard, Cheshire, England

William H

Dobson

Son

Single

14

1867

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

John

Dobson

Son

Single

11

1870

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Dobson

Son

Single

8

1873

Staffordshire, England

Samuel

Farrington

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Liscard, Cheshire, England

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