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Household of William Dobson (born 1852, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dobson, born in 1852 in Washington, Durham, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Dobson, born in 1851 in Scotland. They had 4 children; George W (born 1873 in Washington, Durham, England), Agnes (born 1875 in Washington, Durham, England), Arthur (born 1877 in Brandon, Durham, England) and Janet (born 1881 in Washington, Durham, England).


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William Dobson's household

Male

William

Dobson

Head
Female

Janet

Dobson

Wife
Male

George W

Dobson

Son
Female

Agnes

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Dobson

Son
Female

Janet

Dobson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Washington, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dobson

Head

Married

29

1852

Washington, Durham, England

Janet

Dobson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Scotland

George W

Dobson

Son

Single

8

1873

Washington, Durham, England

Agnes

Dobson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Washington, Durham, England

Arthur

Dobson

Son

Single

4

1877

Brandon, Durham, England

Janet

Dobson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Washington, Durham, England

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