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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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dobson, born in 1839 in Windhill, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dobson, born in 1839 in Windhill, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Joseph T (born 1860 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England), Mary A (born 1865 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England), Samuel (born 1868 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England), Gertrude (born 1875 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England) and James H (born 1877 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Sarah Stead, born in 1855 in Sicklinghall, Yorkshire, England.


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John Dobson's household

Male

John

Dobson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dobson

Wife
Male

Joseph T

Dobson

Son
Female

Mary A

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Dobson

Son
Female

Gertrude

Dobson

Daughter
Male

James H

Dobson

Son
Female

Sarah

Stead

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dobson

Head

Married

42

1839

Windhill, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Dobson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Windhill, Yorkshire, England

Joseph T

Dobson

Son

Single

21

1860

Shipley, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Dobson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Shipley, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Dobson

Son

Single

13

1868

Shipley, Yorkshire, England

Gertrude

Dobson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Shipley, Yorkshire, England

James H

Dobson

Son

Single

4

1877

Shipley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Stead

Servant

Single

26

1855

Sicklinghall, Yorkshire, England

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