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Household of James Dobbins (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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.

James Dobbins and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dobbins, born in 1839 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dobbins, born in 1842 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1866 in Heworth, Durham, England), James (born 1868 in Heworth, Durham, England), Ellen (born 1869 in Heworth, Durham, England), John (born 1871 in Heworth, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1875 in Heworth, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1877 in Heworth, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Daughter Son, Edmond Dobbins, born in 1879 in Jarrow, Durham, England.


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James Dobbins's household

Male

James

Dobbins

Head
Female

Sarah

Dobbins

Wife
Male

Thomas

Dobbins

Son
Male

James

Dobbins

Son
Female

Ellen

Dobbins

Daughter
Male

John

Dobbins

Son
Male

Joseph

Dobbins

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dobbins

Daughter
Male

Edmond

Dobbins

Daughter Son
First name(s) James
Last name Dobbins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dobbins

Head

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Sarah

Dobbins

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Thomas

Dobbins

Son

Single

15

1866

Heworth, Durham, England

James

Dobbins

Son

Single

13

1868

Heworth, Durham, England

Ellen

Dobbins

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Heworth, Durham, England

John

Dobbins

Son

Single

10

1871

Heworth, Durham, England

Joseph

Dobbins

Son

Single

6

1875

Heworth, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Dobbins

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Heworth, Durham, England

Edmond

Dobbins

Daughter Son

Single

2

1879

Jarrow, Durham, England

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