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Household of John Hobson (born 1829)

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 Hobson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hobson, born in 1829 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; Martha (born 1855 in Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1857 in Middlesbrough), Ann (born 1861 in Middlesbrough), Alice (born 1866 in Middlesbrough), Mary (born 1864 in Middlesbrough), Selina (born 1867 in Middlesbrough) and Ada (born 1875 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Elizabeth Gardener, born in 1865 in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England.


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John Hobson's household

Male

John

Hobson

Head
Female

Martha

Hobson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Hobson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Hobson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Hobson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Hobson

Daughter
Female

Selina

Hobson

Daughter
Female

Ada

Hobson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Gardener

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Hobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place -

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Hobson

Head

Widower

52

1829

-

Martha

Hobson

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Durham, England

Elizabeth

Hobson

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Middlesbrough

Ann

Hobson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Middlesbrough

Alice

Hobson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Middlesbrough

Mary

Hobson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Middlesbrough

Selina

Hobson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Middlesbrough

Ada

Hobson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

York, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Gardener

Servant

Single

16

1865

Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England

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