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Household of John W Dobson (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, 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 W Dobson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Dobson, born in 1841 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Ann Dobson, born in 1842 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Joseph (born 1865 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1867 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England), Clara (born 1869 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England), Georgina (born 1872 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England), Annie B (born 1874 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England), Charlotte L (born 1877 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England) and Lilian (born 1880 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John W's Servant, Priscilla Idescess, born in 1864 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England.


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John W Dobson's household

Male

John W

Dobson

Head
Female

Ann

Dobson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Dobson

Son
Female

Ada

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Clara

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Annie B

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Charlotte L

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Lilian

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Priscilla

Idescess

Servant
First name(s) John W
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Dobson

Head

Married

40

1841

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Dobson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Dobson

Son

Single

16

1865

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Dobson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Dobson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Georgina

Dobson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Annie B

Dobson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte L

Dobson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Lilian

Dobson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Priscilla

Idescess

Servant

Single

17

1864

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

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