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Household of Thomas Dobson (born 1824, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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 1824 in Womersley, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Dobson, born in 1825 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Richard (born 1853 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Mary A (born 1861 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1864 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England) and Emma (born 1866 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Visitor, Alice Speak, born in 1869 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
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Thomas Dobson's household
Thomas
Dobson
Head
Mary
Dobson
Wife
Richard
Dobson
Son
Mary A
Dobson
Daughter
William
Dobson
Son
Emma
Dobson
Daughter
Alice
Speak
Visitor
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Dobson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 57 |
| Birth year | 1824 |
| Birth place | Womersley, 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 | 57 | 1824 | Womersley, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary | Dobson | Wife | Married | 56 | 1825 | Pontefract, Yorkshire, England | |
Richard | Dobson | Son | Single | 28 | 1853 | Pontefract, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary A | Dobson | Daughter | Single | 20 | 1861 | Pontefract, Yorkshire, England | |
William | Dobson | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | Pontefract, Yorkshire, England | |
Emma | Dobson | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Pontefract, Yorkshire, England | |
Alice | Speak | Visitor | Single | 12 | 1869 | Bradford, Yorkshire, England |
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