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Household of Thomas Dobson (born 1829, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dobson, born in 1829 in Westoe, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Dobson, born in 1842 in Felling, Durham, England. They had 8 children; Elizabeth (born 1862 in Felling, Durham, England), Ellen (born 1864 in Felling, Durham, England), John (born 1867 in Felling, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Felling, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1872 in Felling, Durham, England), William (born 1877 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Michael (born 1879 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Edward (born 1880 in Gateshead, Durham, England).


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Thomas Dobson's household

Male

Thomas

Dobson

Head
Female

Catherine

Dobson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Dobson

Daughter
Male

John

Dobson

Son
Male

Thomas

Dobson

Son
Male

Joseph

Dobson

Son
Male

William

Dobson

Son
Male

Michael

Dobson

Son
Male

Edward

Dobson

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Westoe, 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

52

1829

Westoe, Durham, England

Catherine

Dobson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Felling, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Dobson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Felling, Durham, England

Ellen

Dobson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Felling, Durham, England

John

Dobson

Son

Single

14

1867

Felling, Durham, England

Thomas

Dobson

Son

Single

11

1870

Felling, Durham, England

Joseph

Dobson

Son

Single

9

1872

Felling, Durham, England

William

Dobson

Son

Single

4

1877

Gateshead, Durham, England

Michael

Dobson

Son

Single

2

1879

Gateshead, Durham, England

Edward

Dobson

Son

Single

1

1880

Gateshead, Durham, England

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