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Household of Thomas Dobson (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dobson, born in 1839 in Pickering, Yorkshire, consisted of 13 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary E Dobson, born in 1848 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas W (born 1869 in Yorkshire, England), I A Ann (born 1872 in Yorkshire, England), Dora A (born 1878 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England) and Albert F (born 1881 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother In Law, Mary A (born 1818 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Sister In Law, Ann E (born 1863 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Brother, William (born 1837 in Pickering, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Lodger, James (born 1842 in Barnard Castle, Durham, England), Thomas's Lodger, Samuel (born 1817 in Ireland), Thomas's Lodger, Isaac (born 1846 in Kirby Hill, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Susan J (born 1868 in Jarrow, Durham, England).


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Thomas Dobson's household

Male

Thomas

Dobson

Head
Female

Mary E

Dobson

Wife
Male

Thomas W

Dobson

Son
Female

I A Ann

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Dora A

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Albert F

Dobson

Son
Female

Mary A

Paul

Mother In Law
Female

Ann E

Paul

Sister In Law
Male

William

Dobson

Brother
Male

James

Fryer

Lodger
Male

Samuel

Wright

Lodger
Male

Isaac

Close

Lodger
Female

Susan J

Hutchinson

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

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dobson

Head

Married

42

1839

Pickering, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Dobson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas W

Dobson

Son

Single

12

1869

Yorkshire, England

I A Ann

Dobson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Yorkshire, England

Dora A

Dobson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Albert F

Dobson

Son

Single

0

1881

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Paul

Mother In Law

Widow

63

1818

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ann E

Paul

Sister In Law

Single

18

1863

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Dobson

Brother

Single

44

1837

Pickering, Yorkshire, England

James

Fryer

Lodger

Single

39

1842

Barnard Castle, Durham, England

Samuel

Wright

Lodger

Widower

64

1817

Ireland

Isaac

Close

Lodger

Single

35

1846

Kirby Hill, Yorkshire, England

Susan J

Hutchinson

Servant

Single

13

1868

Jarrow, Durham, England

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