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Household of John Dobson (born 1824, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dobson, born in 1824 in Clayton, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Dobson, born in 1831 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Ellis (born 1859 in Clayton, Yorkshire, England), Ezra (born 1864 in Clayton, Yorkshire, England) and Emily (born 1875 in Clayton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Illegitamate Son, Joseph Brier, born in 1857 in Clayton, Yorkshire, England.


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John Dobson's household

Male

John

Dobson

Head
Female

Jane

Dobson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Brier

Illegitamate Son
Male

Ellis

Dobson

Son
Male

Ezra

Dobson

Son
Female

Emily

Dobson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Clayton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dobson

Head

Married

57

1824

Clayton, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Dobson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Brier

Illegitamate Son

Single

24

1857

Clayton, Yorkshire, England

Ellis

Dobson

Son

Single

22

1859

Clayton, Yorkshire, England

Ezra

Dobson

Son

Single

17

1864

Clayton, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Dobson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Clayton, Yorkshire, England

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