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Household of Robert Dobson (born 1834, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockton, Durham, 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 1834 in Ferry Hill, Durham, consisted of 13 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Phoebe Dobson, born in 1839 in Mainsforth, Durham, England. They had 11 children; Isabel (born 1859 in Ferry Hill, Durham, England), John (born 1860 in Ferry Hill, Durham, England), Phoebe (born 1867 in Ferry Hill, Durham, England), Sarah E (born 1869 in Ferry Hill, Durham, England), Catherine (born 1872 in Ferry Hill, Durham, England), William W (born 1873 in Ferry Hill, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1875 in Ferry Hill, Durham, England), Lavinia (born 1877 in Ferry Hill, Durham, England), Ernest (born 1878 in Ferry Hill, Durham, England), Evelina (born 1880 in Ferry Hill, Durham, England) and Edith A (born 1881 in Ferry Hill, Durham, England).


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Robert Dobson's household

Male

Robert

Dobson

Head
Female

Phoebe

Dobson

Wife
Female

Isabel

Dobson

Daughter
Male

John

Dobson

Son
Female

Phoebe

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Dobson

Daughter
Male

William W

Dobson

Son
Female

Margaret

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Lavinia

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Dobson

Son
Female

Evelina

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Edith A

Dobson

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Ferry Hill, Durham, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Dobson

Head

Married

47

1834

Ferry Hill, Durham, England

Phoebe

Dobson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Mainsforth, Durham, England

Isabel

Dobson

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Ferry Hill, Durham, England

John

Dobson

Son

Single

21

1860

Ferry Hill, Durham, England

Phoebe

Dobson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Ferry Hill, Durham, England

Sarah E

Dobson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ferry Hill, Durham, England

Catherine

Dobson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ferry Hill, Durham, England

William W

Dobson

Son

Single

8

1873

Ferry Hill, Durham, England

Margaret

Dobson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ferry Hill, Durham, England

Lavinia

Dobson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ferry Hill, Durham, England

Ernest

Dobson

Son

Single

3

1878

Ferry Hill, Durham, England

Evelina

Dobson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ferry Hill, Durham, England

Edith A

Dobson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ferry Hill, Durham, England

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