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Household of William Dobson (born 1830, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, 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 1830 in Scholes, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Caroline Dobson, born in 1834 in Scholes, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; John H (born 1860 in Scholes, Yorkshire, England), Mary A (born 1862 in Scholes, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1866 in Scholes, Yorkshire, England), Caroline (born 1870 in Scholes, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1872 in Scholes, Yorkshire, England), Eliza (born 1874 in Scholes, Yorkshire, England) and Charles (born 1877 in Scholes, Yorkshire, England).


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William Dobson's household

Male

William

Dobson

Head
Female

Caroline

Dobson

Wife
Male

John H

Dobson

Son
Female

Mary A

Dobson

Daughter
Male

James

Dobson

Son
Female

Caroline

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Charles

Dobson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Scholes, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dobson

Head

Married

51

1830

Scholes, Yorkshire, England

Caroline

Dobson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Scholes, Yorkshire, England

John H

Dobson

Son

Single

21

1860

Scholes, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Dobson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Scholes, Yorkshire, England

James

Dobson

Son

Single

15

1866

Scholes, Yorkshire, England

Caroline

Dobson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Scholes, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Dobson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Scholes, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Dobson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Scholes, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Dobson

Son

Single

4

1877

Scholes, Yorkshire, England

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