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Household of James Dobbs (born 1836, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, 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 Dobbs and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dobbs, born in 1836 in Timperley, Cheshire, consisted of 13 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dobbs, born in 1841 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England. They had 9 children; Ann (born 1864 in Bardsley, Lancashire, England), William (born 1865 in Bardsley, Lancashire, England), Marian (born 1867 in Bardsley, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1869 in Bardsley, Lancashire, England), John (born 1870 in Bardsley, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1872 in Bardsley, Lancashire, England), Isaac (born 1875 in Bardsley, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1877 in Bardsley, Lancashire, England) and Otho (born 1880 in Bardsley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Widow, Susannah (born 1806 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, Eliza (born 1865 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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James Dobbs's household

Male

James

Dobbs

Head
Female

Sarah

Dobbs

Wife
Female

Ann

Dobbs

Daughter
Male

William

Dobbs

Son
Female

Marian

Dobbs

Daughter
Female

Mary

Dobbs

Daughter
Male

John

Dobbs

Son
Male

Walter

Dobbs

Son
Male

Isaac

Dobbs

Son
Male

Joseph

Dobbs

Son
Male

Otho

Dobbs

Son
Female

Susannah

Brenargh

Widow
Female

Eliza

Swindle

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Dobbs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Timperley, Cheshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dobbs

Head

Married

45

1836

Timperley, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Dobbs

Wife

Married

40

1841

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Ann

Dobbs

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bardsley, Lancashire, England

William

Dobbs

Son

Single

16

1865

Bardsley, Lancashire, England

Marian

Dobbs

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bardsley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Dobbs

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bardsley, Lancashire, England

John

Dobbs

Son

Single

11

1870

Bardsley, Lancashire, England

Walter

Dobbs

Son

Single

9

1872

Bardsley, Lancashire, England

Isaac

Dobbs

Son

Single

6

1875

Bardsley, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Dobbs

Son

Single

4

1877

Bardsley, Lancashire, England

Otho

Dobbs

Son

Single

1

1880

Bardsley, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Brenargh

Widow

Widow

75

1806

Ireland

Eliza

Swindle

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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