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Household of William Elias Dobson (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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 Elias Dobson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Elias Dobson, born in 1839 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. William Elias was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Martha Warren Dobson, born in 1844 in Cork, Cork, Ireland. They had 2 children; James William (born 1865 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Arthur Fredk Hubert (born 1871 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William Elias's Servant, Mary Hopper, born in 1863 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England.


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William Elias Dobson's household

Male

William Elias

Dobson

Head
Female

Elizabeth Martha Warren

Dobson

Wife
Male

James William

Dobson

Son
Male

Arthur Fredk Hubert

Dobson

Son
Female

Mary

Hopper

Servant
First name(s) William Elias
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Elias

Dobson

Head

Married

42

1839

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth Martha Warren

Dobson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Cork, Cork, Ireland

James William

Dobson

Son

Single

16

1865

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Arthur Fredk Hubert

Dobson

Son

Single

10

1871

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Hopper

Servant

Single

18

1863

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

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