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Household of William J Dobbs (born 1842, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 J Dobbs and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Dobbs, born in 1842 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 10 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dobbs, born in 1845 in Newbold. They had 7 children; William J (born 1869 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Ernest W (born 1870 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Joseph I (born 1874 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Thomas H (born 1876 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Ethel Mary (born 1878 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Winifred E (born 1880 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Bertha M (born 1881 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William J's Servant, Clara Leach, born in 1856 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.


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William J Dobbs's household

Male

William J

Dobbs

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dobbs

Wife
Male

William J

Dobbs

Son
Male

Ernest W

Dobbs

Son
Male

Joseph I

Dobbs

Son
Male

Thomas H

Dobbs

Son
Female

Ethel Mary

Dobbs

Daughter
Female

Winifred E

Dobbs

Daughter
Female

Bertha M

Dobbs

Daughter
Female

Clara

Leach

Servant
First name(s) William J
Last name Dobbs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Dobbs

Head

Married

39

1842

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Dobbs

Wife

Married

36

1845

Newbold

William J

Dobbs

Son

Single

12

1869

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Ernest W

Dobbs

Son

Single

11

1870

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Joseph I

Dobbs

Son

Single

7

1874

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Thomas H

Dobbs

Son

Single

5

1876

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Ethel Mary

Dobbs

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Winifred E

Dobbs

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Bertha M

Dobbs

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Clara

Leach

Servant

Single

25

1856

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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