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Household of Thomas Dobson (born 1853, 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 1853 in Snaith, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dobson, born in 1848 in Brough, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Arthur (born 1875 in Yorkshire, England), Ernest (born 1879 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England) and Herbert (born 1880 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, George (born 1863 in Birkin, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Samuel (born 1868 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Dobson's household

Male

Thomas

Dobson

Head
Female

Sarah

Dobson

Wife
Male

Arthur

Dobson

Son
Male

Ernest

Dobson

Son
Male

Herbert

Dobson

Son
Male

George

Houton

Boarder
Male

Samuel

Garlick

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Snaith, 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

28

1853

Snaith, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Dobson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Brough, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Dobson

Son

Single

6

1875

Yorkshire, England

Ernest

Dobson

Son

Single

2

1879

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Dobson

Son

Single

1

1880

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

George

Houton

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Birkin, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Garlick

Boarder

Single

13

1868

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

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