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Household of William Dobson (born 1841, Berkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Dobson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dobson, born in 1841 in Berkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Dobson, born in 1852 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Sarah (born 1867 in Middlesex, England), Matilda (born 1869 in Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Middlesex, England), James (born 1878 in Middlesex, England) and Louisa A (born 1880 in Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, David (born 1831 in Scotland) and William's Visitor, William (born 1841 in Romford, Essex, England).


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William Dobson's household

Male

William

Dobson

Head
Female

Ellen

Dobson

Wife
Female

Sarah

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Matilda

Dobson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dobson

Daughter
Male

James

Dobson

Son
Female

Louisa A

Dobson

Daughter
Male

David

Craig

Visitor
Male

William

Pant

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Berkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dobson

Head

Married

40

1841

Berkshire, England

Ellen

Dobson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Dobson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Middlesex, England

Matilda

Dobson

Son

Single

12

1869

Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Dobson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Middlesex, England

James

Dobson

Son

Single

3

1878

Middlesex, England

Louisa A

Dobson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Middlesex, England

David

Craig

Visitor

Single

50

1831

Scotland

William

Pant

Visitor

-

40

1841

Romford, Essex, England

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