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Household of Thomas Dobson (born 1839, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dobson, born in 1839 in Rothwell, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Dobson, born in 1845 in Allerton Bywater, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Harry (born 1864 in Allerton Bywater, Yorkshire, England), Charlotte (born 1865 in Allerton Bywater, Yorkshire, England), Allice (born 1867 in Allerton Bywater, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1870 in Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1871 in Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England), Amy (born 1875 in Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1878 in Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Dobson's household

Male

Thomas

Dobson

Head
Female

Ellen

Dobson

Wife
Male

Harry

Dobson

Son
Female

Charlotte

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Allice

Dobson

Daughter
Male

George

Dobson

Son
Male

John

Dobson

Son
Female

Amy

Dobson

Daughter
Male

William

Dobson

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Rothwell, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dobson

Head

Married

42

1839

Rothwell, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Dobson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Allerton Bywater, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Dobson

Son

Single

17

1864

Allerton Bywater, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte

Dobson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Allerton Bywater, Yorkshire, England

Allice

Dobson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Allerton Bywater, Yorkshire, England

George

Dobson

Son

Single

11

1870

Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

John

Dobson

Son

Single

10

1871

Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

Amy

Dobson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

William

Dobson

Son

Single

3

1878

Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

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