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Household of William Dobson (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dobson, born in 1834 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Dobson, born in 1833 in Gildersome, Yorkshire, England. They had 10 children; Benjamin (born 1857 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1858 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1859 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England), William Ths (born 1861 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England), Charles Henry (born 1862 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England), Edwin (born 1865 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England), Squire S (born 1866 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1868 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England), Lily (born 1871 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England) and Alfred (born 1874 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England).


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William Dobson's household

Male

William

Dobson

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Dobson

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Dobson

Son
Male

Joseph

Dobson

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Dobson

Daughter
Male

William Ths

Dobson

Son
Male

Charles Henry

Dobson

Son
Male

Edwin

Dobson

Son
Male

Squire S

Dobson

Son
Female

Annie

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Lily

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Dobson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dobson

Head

Married

47

1834

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Dobson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Gildersome, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Dobson

Son

Single

24

1857

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Dobson

Son

Single

23

1858

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Dobson

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

William Ths

Dobson

Son

Single

20

1861

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Charles Henry

Dobson

Son

Single

19

1862

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Edwin

Dobson

Son

Single

16

1865

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Squire S

Dobson

Son

Single

15

1866

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Dobson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Lily

Dobson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Dobson

Son

Single

7

1874

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

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