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Household of James Dobson (born 1832)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 Dobson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dobson, born in 1832 in , consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; John Frances (born 1869 in -), Mary Ann (born 1871 in -), James (born 1872 in -), George (born 1875 in -) and Isabella (born 1876 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother In Law, George (born 1832 in -), James's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1869 in -), James's Servant, Martha (born 1848 in Preston, Lancashire, England), James's Servant, Robert (born 1836 in -) and James's Servant, George (born 1860 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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James Dobson's household

Male

James

Dobson

Head
Male

John Frances

Dobson

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Dobson

Daughter
Male

James

Dobson

Son
Male

George

Dobson

Son
Female

Isabella

Dobson

Daughter
Male

George

Richmond

Brother In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Richmond

Niece
Female

Martha

Smith

Servant
Male

Robert

Charnwell

Servant
Male

George

Wareing

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place -

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dobson

Head

Widower

49

1832

-

John Frances

Dobson

Son

Single

12

1869

-

Mary Ann

Dobson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

-

James

Dobson

Son

Single

9

1872

-

George

Dobson

Son

Single

6

1875

-

Isabella

Dobson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

-

George

Richmond

Brother In Law

Single

49

1832

-

Elizabeth

Richmond

Niece

Single

12

1869

-

Martha

Smith

Servant

Single

33

1848

Preston, Lancashire, England

Robert

Charnwell

Servant

Single

45

1836

-

George

Wareing

Servant

Single

21

1860

Preston, Lancashire, England

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