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Household of John Dodswoth (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 Dodswoth and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dodswoth, born in 1844 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Dodswoth, born in 1847 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England. They had 6 children; Thomas W (born 1869 in York, Yorkshire, England), William E W (born 1873 in York, Yorkshire, England), John H W (born 1875 in York, Yorkshire, England), Alexander W (born 1878 in York, Yorkshire, England), Robert W (born 1879 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Septimus W (born 1881 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother In Law, James Johnstone, born in 1844 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England.


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John Dodswoth's household

Male

John

Dodswoth

Head
Female

Mary A

Dodswoth

Wife
Male

Thomas W

Dodswoth

Son
Male

William E W

Dodswoth

Son
Male

John H W

Dodswoth

Son
Male

Alexander W

Dodswoth

Son
Male

Robert W

Dodswoth

Son
Male

Septimus W

Dodswoth

Son
Male

James

Johnstone

Brother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Dodswoth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dodswoth

Head

Married

37

1844

York, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Dodswoth

Wife

Married

34

1847

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

Thomas W

Dodswoth

Son

Single

12

1869

York, Yorkshire, England

William E W

Dodswoth

Son

Single

8

1873

York, Yorkshire, England

John H W

Dodswoth

Son

Single

6

1875

York, Yorkshire, England

Alexander W

Dodswoth

Son

Single

3

1878

York, Yorkshire, England

Robert W

Dodswoth

Son

Single

2

1879

York, Yorkshire, England

Septimus W

Dodswoth

Son

Single

0

1881

York, Yorkshire, England

James

Johnstone

Brother In Law

Single

37

1844

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

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