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Household of John W Dobson (born 1845, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stepney, London,Middlesex, 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 W Dobson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Dobson, born in 1845 in Ratcliff, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Fanny Dobson, born in 1851 in Cambridgeshire, England. They had 5 children; John R (born 1871 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), Ann S (born 1873 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), Florence E M (born 1874 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), James W (born 1879 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England) and Ethel E M (born 1881 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John W's Visitor, Fanny E Kightley, born in 1869 in Ratcliff, Middlesex, England.


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John W Dobson's household

Male

John W

Dobson

Head
Female

Fanny

Dobson

Wife
Male

John R

Dobson

Son
Female

Ann S

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Florence E M

Dobson

Daughter
Male

James W

Dobson

Son
Female

Ethel E M

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Fanny E

Kightley

Visitor
First name(s) John W
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Ratcliff, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Dobson

Head

Married

36

1845

Ratcliff, Middlesex, England

Fanny

Dobson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Cambridgeshire, England

John R

Dobson

Son

Single

10

1871

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Ann S

Dobson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Florence E M

Dobson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

James W

Dobson

Son

Single

2

1879

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Ethel E M

Dobson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Fanny E

Kightley

Visitor

Single

12

1869

Ratcliff, Middlesex, England

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