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Household of William Dodds (born 1842, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, 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 Dodds and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dodds, born in 1842 in Durham, Durham, consisted of 14 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Dodds, born in 1844 in Coxhoe, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Fanny (born 1870 in Ireland), Edward Thos (born 1872 in Bishop Middleham, Durham, England), Eleanor (born 1874 in Bishop Middleham, Durham, England), Elizabeth Emily (born 1878 in Castle Eden, Durham, England), Adelaide (born 1879 in Castle Eden, Durham, England) and Matilda Jane (born 1880 in Castle Eden, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Haswell, Durham, England), William's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1866 in Crook, Durham, England), William's Servant, Meggie (born 1864 in Quarrington Hill, Durham, England), William's Servant, Edward (born 1864 in Durham, England), William's Visitor, Alexander (born 1827 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England) and William's Boarder, George (born 1855 in Durham, England).


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William Dodds's household

Male

William

Dodds

Head
Female

Jane

Dodds

Wife
Female

Fanny

Dodds

Daughter
Male

Edward Thos

Dodds

Son
Female

Eleanor

Dodds

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Emily

Dodds

Daughter
Female

Adelaide

Dodds

Daughter
Female

Matilda Jane

Dodds

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Willis

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Foster

Servant
Female

Meggie

Bewick

Servant
Male

Edward

Brown

Servant
Male

Alexander

Litster

Visitor
Male

George

Lockey

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Dodds
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Durham, Durham, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dodds

Head

Married

39

1842

Durham, Durham, England

Jane

Dodds

Wife

Married

37

1844

Coxhoe, Durham, England

Fanny

Dodds

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ireland

Edward Thos

Dodds

Son

Single

9

1872

Bishop Middleham, Durham, England

Eleanor

Dodds

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bishop Middleham, Durham, England

Elizabeth Emily

Dodds

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Castle Eden, Durham, England

Adelaide

Dodds

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Castle Eden, Durham, England

Matilda Jane

Dodds

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Castle Eden, Durham, England

Margaret

Willis

Servant

Single

18

1863

Haswell, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Foster

Servant

Single

15

1866

Crook, Durham, England

Meggie

Bewick

Servant

Single

17

1864

Quarrington Hill, Durham, England

Edward

Brown

Servant

Single

17

1864

Durham, England

Alexander

Litster

Visitor

Married

54

1827

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

George

Lockey

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Durham, England

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