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Household of John Dobb (born 1843, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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.

John Dobb and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dobb, born in 1843 in Devon, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dobb, born in 1844 in Kingsteignton, Devon, England. They had 8 children; Thomas E (born 1866 in Kingsteignton, Devon, England), James C (born 1868 in Kingsteignton, Devon, England), Bessie L (born 1872 in Devon, England), Sarah J (born 1874 in Kingsteignton, Devon, England), Edith E (born 1876 in Kingsteignton, Devon, England), Lucy M (born 1877 in Kingsteignton, Devon, England), Florence E (born 1879 in Kingsteignton, Devon, England) and Richard H (born 1881 in Kingsteignton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Robert Cornelius, born in 1857 in Kingsteignton, Devon, England.


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John Dobb's household

Male

John

Dobb

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dobb

Wife
Male

Thomas E

Dobb

Son
Male

James C

Dobb

Son
Female

Bessie L

Dobb

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Dobb

Daughter
Female

Edith E

Dobb

Daughter
Female

Lucy M

Dobb

Daughter
Female

Florence E

Dobb

Daughter
Male

Richard H

Dobb

Son
Male

Robert

Cornelius

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Dobb
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dobb

Head

Married

38

1843

Devon, England

Elizabeth

Dobb

Wife

Married

37

1844

Kingsteignton, Devon, England

Thomas E

Dobb

Son

Single

15

1866

Kingsteignton, Devon, England

James C

Dobb

Son

Single

13

1868

Kingsteignton, Devon, England

Bessie L

Dobb

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Devon, England

Sarah J

Dobb

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Kingsteignton, Devon, England

Edith E

Dobb

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Kingsteignton, Devon, England

Lucy M

Dobb

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Kingsteignton, Devon, England

Florence E

Dobb

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Kingsteignton, Devon, England

Richard H

Dobb

Son

Single

0

1881

Kingsteignton, Devon, England

Robert

Cornelius

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Kingsteignton, Devon, England

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