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Household of Robert Dobson (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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.

Robert Dobson and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Dobson, born in 1847 in Pickering, Yorkshire, consisted of 13 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ann Dobson, born in 1848 in Danby, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1867 in Danby, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1871 in Rosedale, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1873 in Rosedale, Yorkshire, England), Ann (born 1877 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England), Robert (born 1879 in Rosedale, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder Head, Thomas (born 1844 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England), Robert's Boarder Son, Harry (born 1866 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Robert's Boarder Son, Robert (born 1867 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Robert's Boarder, John (born 1849 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Robert's Boarder, John (born 1852 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Dobson's household

Male

Robert

Dobson

Head
Female

Ann

Dobson

Wife
Male

John

Dobson

Son
Female

Hannah

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Dobson

Son
Male

Thomas

Dobson

Son
Male

Thomas

Overhend

Boarder Head
Male

Harry

Overhend

Boarder Son
Male

Robert

Overhend

Boarder Son
Male

John

Ellison

Boarder
Male

John

Mc Claskey

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Pickering, Yorkshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Dobson

Head

Married

34

1847

Pickering, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Dobson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Danby, Yorkshire, England

John

Dobson

Son

Single

14

1867

Danby, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Dobson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Rosedale, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Dobson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Rosedale, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Dobson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Dobson

Son

Single

2

1879

Rosedale, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Dobson

Son

Single

0

1881

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Overhend

Boarder Head

Widower

37

1844

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Overhend

Boarder Son

Single

15

1866

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Overhend

Boarder Son

Single

14

1867

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

John

Ellison

Boarder

Married

32

1849

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Mc Claskey

Boarder

Married

29

1852

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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