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Household of Thomas Dobson (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dobson, born in 1829 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Dobson, born in 1839 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Walter (born 1873 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth D (born 1875 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England) and Hannah D (born 1878 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Daughter In Law, Emma (born 1861 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Son In Law, Willie (born 1864 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Dobson's household

Male

Thomas

Dobson

Head
Female

Mary

Dobson

Wife
Female

Emma

Jenkins

Daughter In Law
Male

Willie

Jenkins

Son In Law
Male

Walter

Dobson

Son
Female

Elizabeth D

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Hannah D

Dobson

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dobson

Head

Married

52

1829

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Dobson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Jenkins

Daughter In Law

Single

20

1861

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Willie

Jenkins

Son In Law

Single

17

1864

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Dobson

Son

Single

8

1873

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth D

Dobson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Hannah D

Dobson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

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