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Household of Samuel Dobson (born 1821, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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.

Samuel Dobson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Dobson, born in 1821 in Walsall, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Dobson, born in 1824 in Thrapston, Northamptonshire, England. They had 2 children; Anna (born 1861 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Samuel (born 1863 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; William, born 1869 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Nephew, Edward (born 1864 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Samuel's Boarder, William (born 1849 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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Samuel Dobson's household

Male

Samuel

Dobson

Head
Female

Mary

Dobson

Wife
Female

Anna

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Dobson

Son
Male

William

Bragg

Grand Son
Male

Edward

Brooke

Nephew
Male

William

Hill

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Dobson

Head

Married

60

1821

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Dobson

Wife

Married

57

1824

Thrapston, Northamptonshire, England

Anna

Dobson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Samuel

Dobson

Son

Single

18

1863

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

William

Bragg

Grand Son

Single

12

1869

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Edward

Brooke

Nephew

Single

17

1864

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

William

Hill

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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