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Household of Thomas Dobbs (born 1850, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dobbs, born in 1850 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dobbs, born in 1849 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Sarah (born 1874 in Whifflet, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Whifflet, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1879 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Visitor, Barbara Rodger, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Dobbs's household

Male

Thomas

Dobbs

Head
Female

Sarah

Dobbs

Wife
Female

Sarah

Dobbs

Daughter
Male

William

Dobbs

Son
Female

Jane

Dobbs

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Rodger

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dobbs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dobbs

Head

Married

31

1850

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Dobbs

Wife

Married

32

1849

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Dobbs

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Whifflet, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Dobbs

Son

-

4

1877

Whifflet, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Dobbs

Daughter

-

2

1879

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbara

Rodger

Visitor

Unmarried

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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