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Household of James Dodgson (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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 Dodgson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dodgson, born in 1837 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Harriet Dodgson, born in 1835 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Walter (born 1861 in York, Yorkshire, England), Edward (born 1863 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Harold (born 1866 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Rebecca (born 1857 in York, Yorkshire, England) and James's Visitor, Herbert (born 1875 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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James Dodgson's household

Male

James

Dodgson

Head
Female

Harriet

Dodgson

Wife
Male

Walter

Dodgson

Son
Male

Edward

Dodgson

Son
Male

Harold

Dodgson

Son
Female

Rebecca

Fisher

Servant
Male

Herbert

Cortis

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Dodgson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Thirsk, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dodgson

Head

Married

44

1837

Thirsk, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Dodgson

Wife

Married

46

1835

York, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Dodgson

Son

Single

20

1861

York, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Dodgson

Son

Single

18

1863

York, Yorkshire, England

Harold

Dodgson

Son

Single

15

1866

York, Yorkshire, England

Rebecca

Fisher

Servant

Single

24

1857

York, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Cortis

Visitor

Single

6

1875

York, Yorkshire, England

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