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Household of John Dobson (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, 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 1840 in Scholes, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dobson, born in 1841 in Thorpe Hesley, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; William H (born 1863 in Scholes, Yorkshire, England), Mary A (born 1865 in Scholes, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1868 in Scholes, Yorkshire, England), Ezra (born 1870 in Scholes, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1875 in Scholes, Yorkshire, England) and Albert (born 1881 in -).


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John Dobson's household

Male

John

Dobson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dobson

Wife
Male

William H

Dobson

Son
Female

Mary A

Dobson

Daughter
Male

John

Dobson

Son
Male

Ezra

Dobson

Son
Female

Ellen

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Albert

Dobson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Scholes, 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

41

1840

Scholes, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Dobson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Thorpe Hesley, Yorkshire, England

William H

Dobson

Son

Single

18

1863

Scholes, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Dobson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Scholes, Yorkshire, England

John

Dobson

Son

Single

13

1868

Scholes, Yorkshire, England

Ezra

Dobson

Son

Single

11

1870

Scholes, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Dobson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Scholes, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Dobson

Son

Single

0

1881

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