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Household of Robert Dobbs (born 1827, 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.

Robert Dobbs and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Dobbs, born in 1827 in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Dobbs, born in 1828 in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 1 child; William, born 1868 in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Lodger, Edward (born 1852 in Westbury, Gloucestershire, England), Robert's Lodger, Thomas (born 1840 in Lynn, Norfolk, England) and Robert's Lodger, Robert (born 1819 in Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England).


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Robert Dobbs's household

Male

Robert

Dobbs

Head
Female

Mary

Dobbs

Wife
Male

William

Dobbs

Son
Male

Edward

Gray

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Brown

Lodger
Male

Robert

Kirk

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Dobbs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Dobbs

Head

Married

54

1827

Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England

Mary

Dobbs

Wife

Married

53

1828

Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England

William

Dobbs

Son

Single

13

1868

Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England

Edward

Gray

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Westbury, Gloucestershire, England

Thomas

Brown

Lodger

Single

41

1840

Lynn, Norfolk, England

Robert

Kirk

Lodger

Single

62

1819

Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England

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