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Household of John Dobson (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dobson, born in 1842 in Crawshawbooth, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Lucy Dobson, born in 1843 in Crawshawbooth, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Elizabeth A (born 1844 in Clow Bridge, Lancashire, England), Emily (born 1867 in Clow Bridge, Lancashire, England), Selina (born 1870 in Clow Bridge, Lancashire, England), Lucy (born 1872 in Clow Bridge, Lancashire, England), Hugh (born 1874 in Clow Bridge, Lancashire, England), James (born 1876 in Clow Bridge, Lancashire, England), Eliza (born 1877 in Clow Bridge, Lancashire, England) and Albert (born 1880 in Worsthorne, Lancashire, England).


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John Dobson's household

Male

John

Dobson

Head
Female

Lucy

Dobson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Emily

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Selina

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Dobson

Son
Male

James

Dobson

Son
Female

Eliza

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Albert

Dobson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Crawshawbooth, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dobson

Head

Married

39

1842

Crawshawbooth, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Dobson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Crawshawbooth, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Dobson

Daughter

Single

37

1844

Clow Bridge, Lancashire, England

Emily

Dobson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Clow Bridge, Lancashire, England

Selina

Dobson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Clow Bridge, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Dobson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Clow Bridge, Lancashire, England

Hugh

Dobson

Son

Single

7

1874

Clow Bridge, Lancashire, England

James

Dobson

Son

Single

5

1876

Clow Bridge, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Dobson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Clow Bridge, Lancashire, England

Albert

Dobson

Son

Single

1

1880

Worsthorne, Lancashire, England

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