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Household of William Dobson (born 1857, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Knaresborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dobson, born in 1857 in Slingsby, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Dobson, born in 1858 in Stainburn, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Lucy (born 1880 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England) and Maud (born 1881 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, William H Simpkin, born in 1856 in Wykeham, Yorkshire, England.


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William Dobson's household

Male

William

Dobson

Head
Female

Mary A

Dobson

Wife
Female

Lucy

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Maud

Dobson

Daughter
Male

William H

Simpkin

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Slingsby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dobson

Head

Married

24

1857

Slingsby, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Dobson

Wife

Married

23

1858

Stainburn, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Dobson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

Maud

Dobson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

William H

Simpkin

Boarder

Married

25

1856

Wykeham, Yorkshire, England

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