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Household of Thomas Dobson (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Settle, 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.

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 1828 in Hornby, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Dobson, born in 1835 in Clapham, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Richard (born 1865 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), John (born 1869 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England) and Sarah J (born 1872 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Henry Hardy, born in 1838 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Dobson's household

Male

Thomas

Dobson

Head
Female

Jane

Dobson

Wife
Male

Richard

Dobson

Son
Male

John

Dobson

Son
Female

Sarah J

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Hardy

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Hornby, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dobson

Head

Married

53

1828

Hornby, Lancashire, England

Jane

Dobson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Clapham, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Dobson

Son

Single

16

1865

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

John

Dobson

Son

Single

12

1869

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Dobson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Henry

Hardy

Boarder

-

43

1838

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

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