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Household of John Dobson (born 1848, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dobson, born in 1848 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Dobson, born in 1843 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Margaret A (born 1874 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1877 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England) and John E (born 1879 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Niece, Mary J Chisholme, born in 1866 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.


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John Dobson's household

Male

John

Dobson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Dobson

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Dobson

Daughter
Male

John E

Dobson

Son
Female

Mary J

Chisholme

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dobson

Head

Married

33

1848

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Mary Ann

Dobson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Dobson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Annie

Dobson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

John E

Dobson

Son

Single

2

1879

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Chisholme

Niece

Single

15

1866

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

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