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Household of Joseph Dodds (born 1847, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, 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 Dodds and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Dodds, born in 1847 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dodds, born in 1851 in Seaham Harbour, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1868 in Usworth, Durham, England), George (born 1869 in Usworth, Durham, England), Jane (born 1871 in Shotton, Durham, England), Isabella (born 1872 in Shotton, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1879 in Wheatley Hill, Durham, England) and Susannah (born 1881 in Wheatley Hill, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Ruben Lawson, born in 1839 in Derbyshire, England.


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Joseph Dodds's household

Male

Joseph

Dodds

Head
Female

Margaret

Dodds

Wife
Female

Margaret

Dodds

Daughter
Male

George

Dodds

Son
Female

Jane

Dodds

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Dodds

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Dodds

Son
Female

Susannah

Dodds

Daughter
Male

Ruben

Lawson

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Dodds
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Dodds

Head

Married

34

1847

Sunderland, Durham, England

Margaret

Dodds

Wife

Married

30

1851

Seaham Harbour, Durham, England

Margaret

Dodds

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Usworth, Durham, England

George

Dodds

Son

Single

12

1869

Usworth, Durham, England

Jane

Dodds

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Shotton, Durham, England

Isabella

Dodds

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Shotton, Durham, England

Joseph

Dodds

Son

Single

2

1879

Wheatley Hill, Durham, England

Susannah

Dodds

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wheatley Hill, Durham, England

Ruben

Lawson

Boarder

Single

42

1839

Derbyshire, England

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