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Household of Sarah E Dobson (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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.

Sarah E Dobson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah E Dobson, born in 1848 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Sarah E was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; William S, born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Sarah E's Brother, William H (born 1854 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Sarah E's Sister In Law, Eugenie M E (born 1852 in -), Sarah E's Nephew, Henry H (born 1880 in India), Sarah E's Servant, Surah (born 1860 in Gould's Green, Staffordshire, England) and Sarah E's Nurse, Mela (born 1851 in East Indies).


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Sarah E Dobson's household

Female

Sarah E

Dobson

Head
Male

William S

Dobson

Son
Male

William H

Thyer

Brother
Female

Eugenie M E

Thyer

Sister In Law
Male

Henry H

Thyer

Nephew
Female

Surah

Davis

Servant
Female

Mela

?

Nurse
First name(s) Sarah E
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah E

Dobson

Head

Widow

33

1848

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William S

Dobson

Son

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William H

Thyer

Brother

Married

27

1854

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eugenie M E

Thyer

Sister In Law

Married

29

1852

-

Henry H

Thyer

Nephew

Single

1

1880

India

Surah

Davis

Servant

Single

21

1860

Gould's Green, Staffordshire, England

Mela

?

Nurse

Married

30

1851

East Indies

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