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Household of William Dobson (born 1840, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dobson, born in 1840 in Kendal, Westmorland, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maria Dobson, born in 1840 in Redruth, Cornwall, England. They had 7 children; Margaret Ann (born 1865 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1867 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Lancelot (born 1869 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1871 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1874 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1876 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1876 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).


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William Dobson's household

Male

William

Dobson

Head
Female

Maria

Dobson

Wife
Female

Margaret Ann

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Emily

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Lancelot

Dobson

Son
Female

Mary

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Dobson

Son
Male

Arthur

Dobson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dobson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Kendal, Westmorland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dobson

Head

Married

41

1840

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Maria

Dobson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Redruth, Cornwall, England

Margaret Ann

Dobson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Dobson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Lancelot

Dobson

Son

Single

12

1869

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Dobson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Dobson

Son

Single

7

1874

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Dobson

Son

Single

5

1876

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Dobson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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