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Household of John Dobson (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1839 in Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dobson, born in 1841 in Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Clara (born 1861 in Yorkshire, England), Richard H (born 1862 in Yorkshire, England), Willie (born 1867 in Yorkshire, England), Mena (born 1869 in Yorkshire, England), Edna (born 1871 in Yorkshire, England), Edward (born 1873 in Yorkshire, England), John (born 1876 in Yorkshire, England) and Sarah (born 1878 in Yorkshire, England).


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John Dobson's household

Male

John

Dobson

Head
Female

Sarah

Dobson

Wife
Female

Clara

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Richard H

Dobson

Son
Male

Willie

Dobson

Son
Female

Mena

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Edna

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Edward

Dobson

Son
Male

John

Dobson

Son
Female

Sarah

Dobson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dobson

Head

Married

42

1839

Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Dobson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Yorkshire, England

Clara

Dobson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Yorkshire, England

Richard H

Dobson

Son

Single

19

1862

Yorkshire, England

Willie

Dobson

Son

Single

14

1867

Yorkshire, England

Mena

Dobson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Yorkshire, England

Edna

Dobson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Yorkshire, England

Edward

Dobson

Son

Single

8

1873

Yorkshire, England

John

Dobson

Son

Single

5

1876

Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Dobson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Yorkshire, England

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