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Household of Josiah Dobson (born 1854, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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.

Josiah Dobson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Dobson, born in 1854 in Bradford, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Lauretta Dobson, born in 1854 in Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Ada (born 1880 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Amelia (born 1881 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Josiah's Servant, Eliza H Gray, born in 1867 in York, Yorkshire, England.


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Josiah Dobson's household

Male

Josiah

Dobson

Head
Female

Lauretta

Dobson

Wife
Female

Ada

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Eliza H

Gray

Servant
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Dobson

Head

Married

27

1854

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Lauretta

Dobson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Dobson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

York, Yorkshire, England

Amelia

Dobson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

York, Yorkshire, England

Eliza H

Gray

Servant

Single

14

1867

York, Yorkshire, England

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