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Household of Thomas Dobson (born 1854, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Guisborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dobson, born in 1854 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dobson, born in 1852 in -. They had 4 children; Christiana (born 1871 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1877 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1880 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah (born 1881 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Robert (born 1862 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Visitor, Robert (born 1862 in Hartlepool, Durham, England).


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Thomas Dobson's household

Male

Thomas

Dobson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dobson

Wife
Female

Christiana

Shimmins

Daughter
Male

George

Dobson

Son
Female

Emma

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Dowey

Boarder
Male

Robert

Dobson

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dobson

Head

Married

27

1854

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Dobson

Wife

Married

29

1852

-

Christiana

Shimmins

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

George

Dobson

Son

Single

4

1877

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Dobson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Dobson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Dowey

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Dobson

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Hartlepool, Durham, England

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