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Household of James Dobson (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Warrington, 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.

James Dobson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dobson, born in 1828 in Warrington, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dobson, born in 1846 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1864 in Warrington, Lancashire, England), Frederick (born 1868 in Warrington, Lancashire, England), John (born 1872 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Sarah (born 1876 in Warrington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Aunt, Ellen (born 1845 in Bristol, Cheshire, England) and James's Niece, Nelly (born 1876 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).


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James Dobson's household

Male

James

Dobson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dobson

Wife
Male

George

Dobson

Son
Male

Frederick

Dobson

Son
Male

John

Dobson

Son
Female

Sarah

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Storey

Aunt
Female

Nelly

Storey

Niece
First name(s) James
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Warrington, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dobson

Head

Married

53

1828

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Dobson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

George

Dobson

Son

Single

17

1864

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Dobson

Son

Single

13

1868

Warrington, Lancashire, England

John

Dobson

Son

Single

9

1872

Chester, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Dobson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Storey

Aunt

Married

36

1845

Bristol, Cheshire, England

Nelly

Storey

Niece

Single

5

1876

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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