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Household of Samuel Dobson (born 1825, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Dobson, born in 1825 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Ellen Dobson, born in 1828 in -. They had 7 children; Mary Ann (born 1856 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1858 in Preston, Lancashire, England), William (born 1860 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1862 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1865 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Francis (born 1868 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Samuel (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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Samuel Dobson's household

Male

Samuel

Dobson

Head
Female

Ellen

Dobson

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dobson

Daughter
Male

William

Dobson

Son
Female

Alice

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Francis

Dobson

Son
Male

Samuel

Dobson

Son
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Dobson

Head

Married

56

1825

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Dobson

Wife

Married

53

1828

-

Mary Ann

Dobson

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Dobson

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Dobson

Son

Single

21

1860

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alice

Dobson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Dobson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Preston, Lancashire, England

Francis

Dobson

Son

Single

13

1868

Preston, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Dobson

Son

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

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