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Household of William Dobson (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 Dobson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dobson, born in 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Dobson, born in 1848 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1876 in Didsbury, Lancashire, England), Jane Silkstone (born 1878 in Didsbury, Lancashire, England) and William Graham (born 1881 in Didsbury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Martha Alcoc, born in 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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William Dobson's household

Male

William

Dobson

Head
Female

Mary

Dobson

Wife
Female

Mary

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Jane Silkstone

Dobson

Daughter
Male

William Graham

Dobson

Son
Female

Martha

Alcoc

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dobson

Head

Married

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Dobson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Dobson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Didsbury, Lancashire, England

Jane Silkstone

Dobson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Didsbury, Lancashire, England

William Graham

Dobson

Son

Single

0

1881

Didsbury, Lancashire, England

Martha

Alcoc

Servant

Single

17

1864

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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