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Household of Peter Dodds (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, 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.

Peter Dodds and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Dodds, born in 1840 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Livina Dodds, born in 1852 in Gloucestershire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1866 in Nailsea, Somerset, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Nailsea, Somerset, England), Sidney (born 1875 in Nailsea, Somerset, England), Alice (born 1876 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England) and Laura (born 1879 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Boarder, William (born 1855 in Lelant, Cornwall, England) and Peter's Boarder, Thomas (born 1858 in Lelant, Cornwall, England).


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Peter Dodds's household

Male

Peter

Dodds

Head
Female

Livina

Dodds

Wife
Male

William

Dodds

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dodds

Daughter
Male

Sidney

Dodds

Son
Female

Alice

Dodds

Daughter
Female

Laura

Dodds

Daughter
Male

William

Curnow

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Curnow

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Dodds
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Dodds

Head

Married

41

1840

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Livina

Dodds

Wife

Married

29

1852

Gloucestershire, England

William

Dodds

Son

Single

15

1866

Nailsea, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Dodds

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Nailsea, Somerset, England

Sidney

Dodds

Son

Single

6

1875

Nailsea, Somerset, England

Alice

Dodds

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

Laura

Dodds

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

William

Curnow

Boarder

-

26

1855

Lelant, Cornwall, England

Thomas

Curnow

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Lelant, Cornwall, England

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