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Household of John Dobson (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dobson, born in 1847 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Anne J Dobson, born in 1850 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Ellen J (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Thomas J (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John J (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Henry F (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary Horey, born in 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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John Dobson's household

Male

John

Dobson

Head
Female

Anne J

Dobson

Wife
Female

Ellen J

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Thomas J

Dobson

Son
Male

John J

Dobson

Son
Male

Henry F

Dobson

Son
Female

Mary

Horey

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dobson

Head

Married

34

1847

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Anne J

Dobson

Wife

Married

31

1850

City of London, Middlesex, England

Ellen J

Dobson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Thomas J

Dobson

Son

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John J

Dobson

Son

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Henry F

Dobson

Son

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Horey

Servant

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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