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Household of James Dobson (born 1845, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochford, Essex, 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 Dobson and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dobson, born in 1845 in Foulness, Essex, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Dobson, born in 1850 in Rayleigh, Essex, England. They had 4 children; Purcy (born 1872 in Kelsale, Suffolk, England), Annie (born 1874 in Kelsale, Suffolk, England), Ester (born 1876 in Kelsale, Suffolk, England) and Rachel (born 1878 in Kelsale, Suffolk, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Joseph (born 1838 in Essex, England), James's Lodger, Albert (born 1863 in Foulness, Essex, England), James's Lodger, James (born 1863 in Foulness, Essex, England), James's Lodger, Charles (born 1864 in Foulness, Essex, England), James's Lodger, George (born 1866 in Foulness, Essex, England) and James's Lodger, Isic (born 1839 in Foulness, Essex, England).


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James Dobson's household

Male

James

Dobson

Head
Female

Mary

Dobson

Wife
Male

Purcy

Dobson

Son
Female

Annie

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Ester

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Lake

Lodger
Male

Albert

Cripp

Lodger
Male

James

Boon

Lodger
Male

Charles

Hawkes

Lodger
Male

George

Hawkes

Lodger
Male

Isic

Burrells

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Foulness, Essex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dobson

Head

Married

36

1845

Foulness, Essex, England

Mary

Dobson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Rayleigh, Essex, England

Purcy

Dobson

Son

Single

9

1872

Kelsale, Suffolk, England

Annie

Dobson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Kelsale, Suffolk, England

Ester

Dobson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Kelsale, Suffolk, England

Rachel

Dobson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Kelsale, Suffolk, England

Joseph

Lake

Lodger

Single

43

1838

Essex, England

Albert

Cripp

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Foulness, Essex, England

James

Boon

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Foulness, Essex, England

Charles

Hawkes

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Foulness, Essex, England

George

Hawkes

Lodger

Single

15

1866

Foulness, Essex, England

Isic

Burrells

Lodger

Single

42

1839

Foulness, Essex, England

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