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Household of John Dobson (born 1842, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Runcorn, Cheshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dobson, born in 1842 in Statham, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary N Dobson, born in 1847 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Alice (born 1866 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England), Sarah H (born 1868 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England), Thomas (born 1873 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England), Mary N (born 1875 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England), Samuel (born 1879 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England) and Henry (born 1881 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, John Goodier, born in 1850 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England.


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John Dobson's household

Male

John

Dobson

Head
Female

Mary N

Dobson

Wife
Female

Alice

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Sarah H

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Dobson

Son
Female

Mary N

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Dobson

Son
Male

Henry

Dobson

Son
Male

John

Goodier

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Statham, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dobson

Head

Married

39

1842

Statham, Cheshire, England

Mary N

Dobson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Alice

Dobson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Sarah H

Dobson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Dobson

Son

Single

8

1873

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Mary N

Dobson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Dobson

Son

Single

2

1879

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Henry

Dobson

Son

Single

0

1881

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

John

Goodier

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

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