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Household of Joseph Dobson (born 1851, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, Durham, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Dobson, born in 1851 in Haltwhistle, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Annie Dobson, born in 1856 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1876 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England) and Annie (born 1880 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Lodger, Nicholas (born 1854 in Durham, Durham, England) and Joseph's Lodger, James (born 1859 in Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England).


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Joseph Dobson's household

Male

Joseph

Dobson

Head
Female

Annie

Dobson

Wife
Male

William

Dobson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Nicholas

Hird

Lodger
Male

James

Robson

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Dobson

Head

Married

30

1851

Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England

Annie

Dobson

Wife

Married

25

1856

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

William

Dobson

Son

Single

5

1876

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Dobson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Annie

Dobson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Nicholas

Hird

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Durham, Durham, England

James

Robson

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England

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