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Household of William Dobson (born 1852, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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 1852 in Underbarrow, Westmorland, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ann Dobson, born in 1857 in Crook, Westmorland, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nephew, George Herbert (born 1879 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England), William's Boarder Head, Clara (born 1860 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), William's Boarder Head, Arthur (born 1877 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and William's Boarder Head, Sydney (born 1879 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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William Dobson's household

Male

William

Dobson

Head
Female

Margaret Ann

Dobson

Wife
Male

George Herbert

Blades

Nephew
Female

Clara

Morris

Boarder Head
Male

Arthur

Morris

Boarder Head
Male

Sydney

Morris

Boarder Head
First name(s) William
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Underbarrow, Westmorland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dobson

Head

Married

29

1852

Underbarrow, Westmorland, England

Margaret Ann

Dobson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Crook, Westmorland, England

George Herbert

Blades

Nephew

Single

2

1879

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Morris

Boarder Head

Married

21

1860

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Arthur

Morris

Boarder Head

Single

4

1877

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Sydney

Morris

Boarder Head

Single

2

1879

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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