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Household of Nicholas Dobson (born 1839, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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.

Nicholas Dobson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicholas Dobson, born in 1839 in Barnard Castle, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Nicholas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Dobson, born in 1848 in Louth, Lincolnshire, England. They had 5 children; Albert E (born 1870 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), John W (born 1872 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Lilly (born 1875 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Clara (born 1878 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Henry (born 1880 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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Nicholas Dobson's household

Male

Nicholas

Dobson

Head
Female

Ellen

Dobson

Wife
Male

Albert E

Dobson

Son
Male

John W

Dobson

Son
Female

Lilly

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Clara

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Dobson

Son
First name(s) Nicholas
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Barnard Castle, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicholas

Dobson

Head

Married

42

1839

Barnard Castle, Durham, England

Ellen

Dobson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Louth, Lincolnshire, England

Albert E

Dobson

Son

Single

11

1870

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

John W

Dobson

Son

Single

9

1872

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Lilly

Dobson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Dobson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Dobson

Son

Single

1

1880

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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