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Household of Stephen Dobson (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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.

Stephen Dobson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Stephen Dobson, born in 1831 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Stephen was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dobson, born in 1834 in Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Lucy A, born 1859 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Stephen's Adopted Daughter, Diana (born 1873 in Gomersal, Yorkshire, England), Stephen's Granson, Ernest (born 1878 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England), Stephen's Lodger, John (born 1814 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England) and Stephen's Lodger, Daniel (born 1849 in Gomersal, Yorkshire, England).


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Stephen Dobson's household

Male

Stephen

Dobson

Head
Female

Sarah

Dobson

Wife
Female

Lucy A

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Diana

Brook

Adopted Daughter
Male

Ernest

Dobson

Granson
Male

John

Parkin

Lodger
Male

Daniel

Sykes

Lodger
First name(s) Stephen
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Stephen

Dobson

Head

Married

50

1831

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Dobson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Yorkshire, England

Lucy A

Dobson

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Diana

Brook

Adopted Daughter

Single

8

1873

Gomersal, Yorkshire, England

Ernest

Dobson

Granson

Single

3

1878

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

John

Parkin

Lodger

Widower

67

1814

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Daniel

Sykes

Lodger

Single

32

1849

Gomersal, Yorkshire, England

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