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Household of Joseph Dobson (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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.

Joseph Dobson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Dobson, born in 1847 in Rothwell, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary E Dobson, born in 1848 in Gildersome, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Joseph F (born 1875 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Maud E (born 1877 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Charlotte (born 1878 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Francis G (born 1880 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Mary K (born 1881 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Assistant, John (born 1856 in Settle, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Servant, Margaret (born 1855 in Ireland), Joseph's Servant, Alice (born 1862 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Nurse, Harriet (born 1825 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Dobson's household

Male

Joseph

Dobson

Head
Female

Mary E

Dobson

Wife
Male

Joseph F

Dobson

Son
Female

Maud E

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Francis G

Dobson

Son
Female

Mary K

Dobson

Daughter
Male

John

Clark

Assistant
Female

Margaret

Bowes

Servant
Female

Alice

Worth

Servant
Female

Harriet

Scales

Nurse
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Rothwell, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Dobson

Head

Married

34

1847

Rothwell, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Dobson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Gildersome, Yorkshire, England

Joseph F

Dobson

Son

Single

6

1875

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Maud E

Dobson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte

Dobson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Francis G

Dobson

Son

Single

1

1880

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary K

Dobson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John

Clark

Assistant

Single

25

1856

Settle, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Bowes

Servant

Single

26

1855

Ireland

Alice

Worth

Servant

Single

19

1862

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Scales

Nurse

Single

56

1825

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

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