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Household of William Dobbs (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, Lancashire, 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.

William Dobbs and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dobbs, born in 1847 in Norden, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Alice Dobbs, born in 1847 in Norden, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; William Henry, born 1874 in Norden, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Alice Booth, born in 1813 in Norden, Lancashire, England.


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William Dobbs's household

Male

William

Dobbs

Head
Female

Elizabeth Alice

Dobbs

Wife
Male

William Henry

Dobbs

Son
Female

Alice

Booth

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Dobbs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Norden, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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William

Dobbs

Head

Married

34

1847

Norden, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Alice

Dobbs

Wife

Married

34

1847

Norden, Lancashire, England

William Henry

Dobbs

Son

Single

7

1874

Norden, Lancashire, England

Alice

Booth

Mother In Law

Widow

68

1813

Norden, Lancashire, England

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