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Household of John Dover (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sedbergh, 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 Dover and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dover, born in 1838 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dover, born in 1842 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1867 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England), Margaret H (born 1871 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England), Jessie (born 1873 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England) and Eleanor (born 1876 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister In Law, Agnes (born 1840 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Isabella (born 1863 in Milnthorpe, Westmorland, England).


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John Dover's household

Male

John

Dover

Head
Female

Margaret

Dover

Wife
Female

Jane

Dover

Daughter
Female

Margaret H

Dover

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Dover

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Dover

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Stockdale

Sister In Law
Female

Isabella

Kidd

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Dover
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dover

Head

Married

43

1838

Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Dover

Wife

Married

39

1842

Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Dover

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

Margaret H

Dover

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

Jessie

Dover

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

Eleanor

Dover

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

Agnes

Stockdale

Sister In Law

Married

41

1840

Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

Isabella

Kidd

Servant

Single

18

1863

Milnthorpe, Westmorland, England

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