Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Dobbing (born 1809, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Dobbing and 3 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dobbing, born in 1809 in Castle Eden, Durham, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1847 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Ann (born 1851 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Martha Potts, born in 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Dobbing's household

Male

John

Dobbing

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dobbing

Daughter
Female

Ann

Dobbing

Daughter
Female

Martha

Potts

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Dobbing
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Castle Eden, Durham, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dobbing

Head

Widower

72

1809

Castle Eden, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Dobbing

Daughter

Single

34

1847

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ann

Dobbing

Daughter

Single

30

1851

Sunderland, Durham, England

Martha

Potts

Servant

Single

19

1862

Sunderland, Durham, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Dobbing in Sunderland in 1881, and follow the Dobbing family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Dobbing

We’ve found John Dobbing in 57 family trees. Find out more about John Dobbing's household and view the Dobbing family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census