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Household of John T Dobson (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, Lancashire, 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 T Dobson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John T Dobson, born in 1849 in Lancaster, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John T was the head of the household, married to Mary A Dobson, born in 1850 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Annie (born 1875 in Hulme, Lancashire, England), Willie (born 1877 in Hulme, Lancashire, England) and Clara (born 1881 in Beswick, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John T's Visitor, Dora (born 1864 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England) and John T's Servant, Annie (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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John T Dobson's household

Male

John T

Dobson

Head
Female

Mary A

Dobson

Wife
Female

Annie

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Willie

Dobson

Son
Female

Clara

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Dora

Nightingale

Visitor
Female

Annie

Combs

Servant
First name(s) John T
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John T

Dobson

Head

Married

32

1849

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Dobson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Annie

Dobson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Willie

Dobson

Son

Single

4

1877

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Clara

Dobson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Beswick, Lancashire, England

Dora

Nightingale

Visitor

Single

17

1864

Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Annie

Combs

Servant

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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