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Household of William Dobson (born 1835, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Durham, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dobson, born in 1835 in Durham, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary J Dobson, born in 1848 in Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Rachel (born 1870 in Darlington, Durham, England), Frederick W (born 1876 in Darlington, Durham, England), Gertrude (born 1878 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Ethel (born 1880 in Darlington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Niece, Mary A Woodward, born in 1864 in Hutton, Yorkshire, England.


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William Dobson's household

Male

William

Dobson

Head
Female

Mary J

Dobson

Wife
Female

Rachel

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Frederick W

Dobson

Son
Female

Gertrude

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Woodward

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dobson

Head

Married

46

1835

Durham, England

Mary J

Dobson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Yorkshire, England

Rachel

Dobson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Darlington, Durham, England

Frederick W

Dobson

Son

Single

5

1876

Darlington, Durham, England

Gertrude

Dobson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Darlington, Durham, England

Ethel

Dobson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Darlington, Durham, England

Mary A

Woodward

Niece

Single

17

1864

Hutton, Yorkshire, England

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