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Household of Thomas Dobson (born 1836, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dobson, born in 1836 in Grappenhall, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Dobson, born in 1840 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; Thomas Kell (born 1866 in Whitburn, Durham, England), Frederick (born 1868 in Whitburn, Durham, England), Mary Margt (born 1871 in Whitburn, Durham, England), Charles L (born 1875 in Whitburn, Durham, England) and William S (born 1879 in Whitburn, Durham, England).


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Thomas Dobson's household

Male

Thomas

Dobson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Dobson

Wife
Male

Thomas Kell

Dobson

Son
Male

Frederick

Dobson

Son
Female

Mary Margt

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Charles L

Dobson

Son
Male

William S

Dobson

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Grappenhall, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dobson

Head

Married

45

1836

Grappenhall, Cheshire, England

Mary Ann

Dobson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

Thomas Kell

Dobson

Son

Single

15

1866

Whitburn, Durham, England

Frederick

Dobson

Son

Single

13

1868

Whitburn, Durham, England

Mary Margt

Dobson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Whitburn, Durham, England

Charles L

Dobson

Son

Single

6

1875

Whitburn, Durham, England

William S

Dobson

Son

Single

2

1879

Whitburn, Durham, England

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