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Household of Thomas Dobson (born 1833, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lunesdale, 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.

Thomas Dobson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dobson, born in 1833 in Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Betsy Dobson, born in 1834 in Kendal, Westmorland, England. They had 4 children; Mary Ellen (born 1867 in Whittington, Lancashire, England), Henry Mackreth (born 1872 in Whittington, Lancashire, England), Dorothy Jane (born 1876 in Whittington, Lancashire, England) and Thomas Edward (born 1880 in Whittington, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Dobson's household

Male

Thomas

Dobson

Head
Female

Betsy

Dobson

Wife
Female

Mary Ellen

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Henry Mackreth

Dobson

Son
Female

Dorothy Jane

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Thomas Edward

Dobson

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dobson

Head

Married

48

1833

Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland, England

Betsy

Dobson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Mary Ellen

Dobson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Whittington, Lancashire, England

Henry Mackreth

Dobson

Son

Single

9

1872

Whittington, Lancashire, England

Dorothy Jane

Dobson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Whittington, Lancashire, England

Thomas Edward

Dobson

Son

Single

1

1880

Whittington, Lancashire, England

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