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Household of John Dobby (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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.

John Dobby and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dobby, born in 1838 in Wilsden, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Dobby, born in 1840 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Ella Oxtoby (born 1864 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), William Edd (born 1866 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Jessie (born 1868 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Annie Jane (born 1870 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Thomas Arthur (born 1873 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Alice Maud Mary (born 1875 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Rosine Gertrude (born 1876 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Edith Amelia (born 1880 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Fred Christopher (born 1863 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, James (born 1864 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).


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John Dobby's household

Male

John

Dobby

Head
Female

Jane

Dobby

Wife
Female

Ella Oxtoby

Dobby

Daughter
Male

William Edd

Dobby

Son
Female

Jessie

Dobby

Daughter
Female

Annie Jane

Dobby

Daughter
Male

Thomas Arthur

Dobby

Son
Female

Alice Maud Mary

Dobby

Daughter
Female

Rosine Gertrude

Dobby

Daughter
Female

Edith Amelia

Dobby

Daughter
Male

Fred Christopher

Cooper

Servant
Male

James

Clayton

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Dobby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Wilsden, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dobby

Head

Married

43

1838

Wilsden, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Dobby

Wife

Married

41

1840

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Ella Oxtoby

Dobby

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

William Edd

Dobby

Son

Single

15

1866

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Jessie

Dobby

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Annie Jane

Dobby

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Thomas Arthur

Dobby

Son

Single

8

1873

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Alice Maud Mary

Dobby

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Rosine Gertrude

Dobby

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Edith Amelia

Dobby

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Fred Christopher

Cooper

Servant

Single

18

1863

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

James

Clayton

Servant

Single

17

1864

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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