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Household of John Dobson (born 1827, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 1827 in Woking, Surrey, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susan Dobson, born in 1828 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1859 in Cumberland, England), Harriet (born 1865 in Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Martha (born 1867 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales). They had 1 grandchild; Charles T, born 1876 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister Daughter, Martha M (born 1869 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), John's Lodger, Charles (born 1857 in Frome, Somerset, England), John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1850 in Clyro, Radnorshire, Wales) and John's Lodger, George (born 1839 in Tintern, Monmouthshire, Wales).


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John Dobson's household

Male

John

Dobson

Head
Female

Susan

Dobson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Martha

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Martha M

Coombs

Sister Daughter
Male

Charles T

Martin

Grand Son
Male

Charles

Silver

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Jones

Lodger
Male

George

Watkins

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Woking, Surrey, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dobson

Head

Married

54

1827

Woking, Surrey, England

Susan

Dobson

Wife

Married

53

1828

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth

Dobson

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Cumberland, England

Harriet

Dobson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales

Martha

Dobson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Martha M

Coombs

Sister Daughter

Single

12

1869

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Charles T

Martin

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Charles

Silver

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Frome, Somerset, England

Thomas

Jones

Lodger

Widower

31

1850

Clyro, Radnorshire, Wales

George

Watkins

Lodger

-

42

1839

Tintern, Monmouthshire, Wales

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