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Household of Thomas Dobson (born 1821, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dobson, born in 1821 in Olveston, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dobson, born in 1834 in Stockton, Durham, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1851 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1854 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England), Mary A (born 1868 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England), Robert (born 1863 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England) and Harry E (born 1876 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Ludwig (born 1823 in Denmark), Thomas's Boarder, William (born 1793 in -) and Thomas's Boarder, George (born 1855 in -).


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Thomas Dobson's household

Male

Thomas

Dobson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dobson

Wife
Male

John

Dobson

Son
Male

Thomas

Dobson

Son
Female

Mary A

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Dobson

Son
Female

Harry E

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Ludwig

Nielsen

Boarder
Male

William

Munton

Boarder
Male

George

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Olveston, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dobson

Head

Married

60

1821

Olveston, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Dobson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Stockton, Durham, England

John

Dobson

Son

Married

30

1851

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Thomas

Dobson

Son

Single

27

1854

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Mary A

Dobson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Robert

Dobson

Son

Single

18

1863

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Harry E

Dobson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Ludwig

Nielsen

Boarder

Married

58

1823

Denmark

William

Munton

Boarder

Married

88

1793

-

George

Smith

Boarder

Married

26

1855

-

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