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Household of William Dobie (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fylde, 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 Dobie and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dobie, born in 1841 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Dobie, born in 1831 in Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Mary J, born 1855 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England. They had 3 grandchildren; William R (born 1876 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England), Robert T (born 1878 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England) and John H (born 1880 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son In Law, John (born 1854 in Treales, Lancashire, England), William's Boarder, Richard (born 1819 in Treales, Lancashire, England) and William's Apprentice, William (born 1862 in Newton with Scales, Lancashire, England).


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William Dobie's household

Male

William

Dobie

Head
Female

Hannah

Dobie

Wife
Female

Mary J

Swan

Daughter
Male

John

Swan

Son In Law
Male

William R

Swan

Grand Son
Male

Robert T

Swan

Grand Son
Male

John H

Swan

Grand Son
Male

Richard

Swan

Boarder
Male

William

Swan

Apprentice
First name(s) William
Last name Dobie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dobie

Head

Married

40

1841

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Dobie

Wife

Married

50

1831

Lancashire, England

Mary J

Swan

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Kirkham, Lancashire, England

John

Swan

Son In Law

Married

27

1854

Treales, Lancashire, England

William R

Swan

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Kirkham, Lancashire, England

Robert T

Swan

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Kirkham, Lancashire, England

John H

Swan

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Kirkham, Lancashire, England

Richard

Swan

Boarder

Widower

62

1819

Treales, Lancashire, England

William

Swan

Apprentice

Single

19

1862

Newton with Scales, Lancashire, England

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