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Household of Thomas Dobbs (born 1847, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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.

Thomas Dobbs and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dobbs, born in 1847 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to H E Dobbs, born in 1850 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Thomas B (born 1877 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), John S (born 1879 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Gladys (born 1881 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Martha (born 1867 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Jane (born 1868 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).


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Thomas Dobbs's household

Male

Thomas

Dobbs

Head
Female

H E

Dobbs

Wife
Male

Thomas B

Dobbs

Son
Male

John S

Dobbs

Son
Female

Gladys

Dobbs

Daughter
Female

Martha

Roberts

Servant
Female

Jane

Smith

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dobbs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dobbs

Head

Married

34

1847

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

H E

Dobbs

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ireland

Thomas B

Dobbs

Son

Single

4

1877

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

John S

Dobbs

Son

Single

2

1879

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Gladys

Dobbs

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Martha

Roberts

Servant

Single

14

1867

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Jane

Smith

Servant

Single

13

1868

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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