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Household of Rebecca Dodson (born 1838, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Rebecca Dodson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Rebecca Dodson, born in 1838 in Swavesey, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 8 members. Rebecca was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Nellie (born 1864 in Stratford, Essex, England), Leah (born 1865 in Stratford, Essex, England) and Emma (born 1870 in Stratford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Rebecca's Step Son, George (born 1859 in Swavesey, Cambridgeshire, England), Rebecca's Nephew, Samuel (born 1860 in Swavesey, Cambridgeshire, England), Rebecca's Lodger, Harry (born 1861 in Norfolk, England) and Rebecca's Lodger, Ernest (born 1861 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England).


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Rebecca Dodson's household

Female

Rebecca

Dodson

Head
Female

Nellie

Dodson

Daughter
Female

Leah

Dodson

Daughter
Female

Emma

Dodson

Daughter
Male

George

Dodson

Step Son
Male

Samuel

Wilderspon

Nephew
Male

Harry

Bowker

Lodger
Male

Ernest

Green

Lodger
First name(s) Rebecca
Last name Dodson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Swavesey, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Rebecca

Dodson

Head

Widow

43

1838

Swavesey, Cambridgeshire, England

Nellie

Dodson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Stratford, Essex, England

Leah

Dodson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Stratford, Essex, England

Emma

Dodson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Stratford, Essex, England

George

Dodson

Step Son

Single

22

1859

Swavesey, Cambridgeshire, England

Samuel

Wilderspon

Nephew

Single

21

1860

Swavesey, Cambridgeshire, England

Harry

Bowker

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Norfolk, England

Ernest

Green

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

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