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Household of John Dobbins (born 1841, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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.

John Dobbins and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dobbins, born in 1841 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emily Dobbins, born in 1842 in Newport, Shropshire, England. They had 4 children; John E (born 1871 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Florence L (born 1872 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Charlotte J (born 1877 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Lily M (born 1879 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Martha Priestland, born in 1817 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.


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John Dobbins's household

Male

John

Dobbins

Head
Female

Emily

Dobbins

Wife
Male

John E

Dobbins

Son
Female

Florence L

Dobbins

Daughter
Female

Charlotte J

Dobbins

Daughter
Female

Lily M

Dobbins

Daughter
Female

Martha

Priestland

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Dobbins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dobbins

Head

Married

40

1841

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Emily

Dobbins

Wife

Married

39

1842

Newport, Shropshire, England

John E

Dobbins

Son

Single

10

1871

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Florence L

Dobbins

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Charlotte J

Dobbins

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Lily M

Dobbins

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Martha

Priestland

Servant

Widow

64

1817

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

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