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Household of John Dobson (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Toxteth Park, 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 Dobson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dobson, born in 1844 in Toxteth Park, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Dobson, born in 1850 in Poulton Le Fylde, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John N (born 1876 in Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England), Margaret J (born 1879 in Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England), Richard D (born 1880 in Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England) and William R (born 1881 in Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, John G (born 1861 in Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England) and John's Servant, Minnie (born 1866 in Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England).


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John Dobson's household

Male

John

Dobson

Head
Female

Alice

Dobson

Wife
Male

John N

Dobson

Son
Female

Margaret J

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Richard D

Dobson

Son
Male

William R

Dobson

Son
Male

John G

Cruickshanks

Servant
Female

Minnie

Tasker

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dobson

Head

Married

37

1844

Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England

Alice

Dobson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Poulton Le Fylde, Lancashire, England

John N

Dobson

Son

Single

5

1876

Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England

Margaret J

Dobson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England

Richard D

Dobson

Son

Single

1

1880

Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England

William R

Dobson

Son

Single

0

1881

Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England

John G

Cruickshanks

Servant

Single

20

1861

Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England

Minnie

Tasker

Servant

Single

15

1866

Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England

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