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Household of Thomas Dobson (born 1835, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 4 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 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Elizabeth L (born 1871 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Margaret A (born 1873 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Georgina M (born 1875 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Jane Gibson, born in 1855 in Netherton, Northumberland, England.


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Thomas Dobson's household

Male

Thomas

Dobson

Head
Female

Elizabeth L

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Georgina M

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Gibson

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dobson

Head

Widower

46

1835

Durham, England

Elizabeth L

Dobson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Gateshead, Durham, England

Margaret A

Dobson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Gateshead, Durham, England

Georgina M

Dobson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Gateshead, Durham, England

Jane

Gibson

Servant

Single

26

1855

Netherton, Northumberland, England

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