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Household of Henry Dobson (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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.

Henry Dobson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Dobson, born in 1852 in Burscough, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Grace Dobson, born in 1854 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas H (born 1872 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Lawrence (born 1877 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1879 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Adopted Daughter, Alice Ann (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Henry's Servant, Henry (born 1858 in Thetford, Norfolk, England).


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Henry Dobson's household

Male

Henry

Dobson

Head
Female

Grace

Dobson

Wife
Male

Thomas H

Dobson

Son
Male

Lawrence

Dobson

Son
Male

John

Dobson

Son
Male

Joseph

Dobson

Son
Female

Alice Ann

Ellison (Dobson)

Adopted Daughter
Male

Henry

Hensby

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Burscough, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Dobson

Head

Married

29

1852

Burscough, Lancashire, England

Grace

Dobson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Thomas H

Dobson

Son

Single

9

1872

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Lawrence

Dobson

Son

Single

4

1877

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

John

Dobson

Son

Single

2

1879

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Dobson

Son

Single

0

1881

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Alice Ann

Ellison (Dobson)

Adopted Daughter

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Henry

Hensby

Servant

Single

23

1858

Thetford, Norfolk, England

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