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Household of John Dodsworth (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Durham, 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 Dodsworth and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dodsworth, born in 1840 in Cleasby, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Dodsworth, born in 1850 in Darlington, Durham, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1872 in Darlington, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Darlington, Durham, England), John Thos (born 1876 in Darlington, Durham, England), Mary Jane (born 1878 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Dora A (born 1880 in Darlington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, William Williams, born in 1848 in York, Yorkshire, England.


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John Dodsworth's household

Male

John

Dodsworth

Head
Female

Jane

Dodsworth

Wife
Male

William

Dodsworth

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dodsworth

Daughter
Male

John Thos

Dodsworth

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Dodsworth

Daughter
Female

Dora A

Dodsworth

Daughter
Male

William

Williams

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Dodsworth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Cleasby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dodsworth

Head

Married

41

1840

Cleasby, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Dodsworth

Wife

Married

31

1850

Darlington, Durham, England

William

Dodsworth

Son

Single

9

1872

Darlington, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Dodsworth

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Darlington, Durham, England

John Thos

Dodsworth

Son

Single

5

1876

Darlington, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Dodsworth

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Darlington, Durham, England

Dora A

Dodsworth

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Darlington, Durham, England

William

Williams

Visitor

Single

33

1848

York, Yorkshire, England

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