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Household of Thomas Dobson (born 1835, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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 1835 in Durham, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Hannah Dobson, born in 1841 in Houghton, Durham, England. They had 8 children; John W (born 1866 in Durham, Durham, England), Robert (born 1868 in Durham, Durham, England), Tom (born 1869 in Durham, Durham, England), George (born 1871 in Witton, Durham, England), Elizabeth F (born 1873 in Witton, Durham, England), William G (born 1876 in Witton, Durham, England), Richard (born 1878 in Sherburn, Durham, England) and Joseph H (born 1880 in Belmont, Durham, England).


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Thomas Dobson's household

Male

Thomas

Dobson

Head
Female

Hannah

Dobson

Wife
Male

John W

Dobson

Son
Male

Robert

Dobson

Son
Male

Tom

Dobson

Son
Male

George

Dobson

Son
Female

Elizabeth F

Dobson

Daughter
Male

William G

Dobson

Son
Male

Richard

Dobson

Son
Male

Joseph H

Dobson

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place 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

46

1835

Durham, England

Hannah

Dobson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Houghton, Durham, England

John W

Dobson

Son

Single

15

1866

Durham, Durham, England

Robert

Dobson

Son

Single

13

1868

Durham, Durham, England

Tom

Dobson

Son

Single

12

1869

Durham, Durham, England

George

Dobson

Son

Single

10

1871

Witton, Durham, England

Elizabeth F

Dobson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Witton, Durham, England

William G

Dobson

Son

Single

5

1876

Witton, Durham, England

Richard

Dobson

Son

Single

3

1878

Sherburn, Durham, England

Joseph H

Dobson

Son

Single

1

1880

Belmont, Durham, England

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