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Household of James Dobson (born 1836, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dobson, born in 1836 in Stockton, Durham, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Dobson, born in 1832 in Durham, England. They had 6 children; James A (born 1861 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Mary E (born 1863 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Anna M (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Jane D (born 1867 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John W (born 1868 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Eliza (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Brother In Law, George Jones, born in 1819 in Durham, England.


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James Dobson's household

Male

James

Dobson

Head
Female

Mary

Dobson

Wife
Male

James A

Dobson

Son
Female

Mary E

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Anna M

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Jane D

Dobson

Daughter
Male

John W

Dobson

Son
Female

Eliza

Dobson

Daughter
Male

George

Jones

Brother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Stockton, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dobson

Head

Married

45

1836

Stockton, Durham, England

Mary

Dobson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Durham, England

James A

Dobson

Son

Single

20

1861

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary E

Dobson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Sunderland, Durham, England

Anna M

Dobson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

Jane D

Dobson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sunderland, Durham, England

John W

Dobson

Son

Single

13

1868

Sunderland, Durham, England

Eliza

Dobson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

George

Jones

Brother In Law

Widower

62

1819

Durham, England

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