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Household of James Dobson (born 1851, Lancashire)

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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dobson, born in 1851 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Dobson, born in 1850 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1877 in Poulton Le Fylde, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1877 in Poulton Le Fylde, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1878 in Poulton Le Fylde, Lancashire, England) and Wilfred (born 1881 in Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Margaret Slattery, born in 1855 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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James Dobson's household

Male

James

Dobson

Head
Female

Mary

Dobson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Dobson

Son
Female

Annie

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Wilfred

Dobson

Son
Female

Margaret

Slattery

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dobson

Head

Married

30

1851

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Dobson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Dobson

Son

Single

4

1877

Poulton Le Fylde, Lancashire, England

Annie

Dobson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Poulton Le Fylde, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Dobson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Poulton Le Fylde, Lancashire, England

Wilfred

Dobson

Son

Single

0

1881

Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Slattery

Visitor

Single

26

1855

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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