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Household of Thomas Dobson (born 1840, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockton, Durham, 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 1840 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dobson, born in 1845 in Hartlepool, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Sarah Jane (born 1866 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), John S (born 1873 in Durham, England), William H (born 1868 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1879 in Durham, England) and Eliza (born 1880 in Durham, England).


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Thomas Dobson's household

Male

Thomas

Dobson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dobson

Wife
Female

Sarah Jane

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Dobson

Son
Male

John S

Dobson

Son
Male

William H

Dobson

Son
Female

Mary

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Dobson

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dobson

Head

Married

41

1840

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Dobson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Sarah Jane

Dobson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Thomas

Dobson

Son

Single

11

1870

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

John S

Dobson

Son

Single

8

1873

Durham, England

William H

Dobson

Son

Single

13

1868

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Dobson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Durham, England

Eliza

Dobson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Durham, England

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