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Household of John Dobson (born 1813, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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 Dobson and 16 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dobson, born in 1813 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 17 members. John was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1822 in Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, England), John's Lodger, Benjamin (born 1835 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1849 in Croydon, Surrey, England), John's Lodger, Arthur (born 1843 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), John's Lodger, Joseph (born 1842 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1843 in Ireland), John's Lodger, James (born 1839 in Blackwater, Ireland), John's Lodger, John (born 1812 in Ireland), John's Lodger, Martin (born 1845 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), John's Lodger, Bridget (born 1849 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England), John's Lodger, Edward (born 1881 in Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England), John's Lodger, Emma (born 1851 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England), John's Lodger, Ellen (born 1838 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England), John's Lodger, John (born 1821 in Wales), John's Lodger, Martin (born 1797 in Roscommon, Ireland) and John's Lodger, John (born 1853 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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John Dobson's household

Male

John

Dobson

Head
Male

Thomas

Harly

Lodger
Male

Benjamin

Turner

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Baker

Lodger
Male

Arthur

Gibson

Lodger
Male

Joseph

Morris

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Tally

Lodger
Male

James

Mc Carty

Lodger
Male

John

Livingston

Lodger
Male

Martin

Loftos

Lodger
Female

Bridget

Loftos

Lodger
Male

Edward

Loftos

Lodger
Female

Emma

Anderson

Lodger
Female

Ellen

Bolton

Lodger
Male

John

Jones

Lodger
Male

Martin

Carol

Lodger
Male

John

Clark

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (17 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dobson

Head

Widower

68

1813

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Harly

Lodger

Married

59

1822

Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, England

Benjamin

Turner

Lodger

Single

46

1835

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Thomas

Baker

Lodger

Single

32

1849

Croydon, Surrey, England

Arthur

Gibson

Lodger

Single

38

1843

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Joseph

Morris

Lodger

Single

39

1842

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Thomas

Tally

Lodger

Single

38

1843

Ireland

James

Mc Carty

Lodger

Single

42

1839

Blackwater, Ireland

John

Livingston

Lodger

Single

69

1812

Ireland

Martin

Loftos

Lodger

Married

36

1845

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Bridget

Loftos

Lodger

Married

32

1849

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Edward

Loftos

Lodger

Single

0

1881

Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England

Emma

Anderson

Lodger

Widow

30

1851

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Ellen

Bolton

Lodger

Widow

43

1838

Ludlow, Shropshire, England

John

Jones

Lodger

Single

60

1821

Wales

Martin

Carol

Lodger

Widower

84

1797

Roscommon, Ireland

John

Clark

Lodger

Single

28

1853

City of London, Middlesex, England

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