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Household of William Thos Dobson (born 1851, Northumberland)

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 Thos Dobson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thos Dobson, born in 1851 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 4 members. William Thos was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; William Edward (born 1874 in Durham, England) and John (born 1877 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William Thos's Sister In Law, Margaret Crain, born in 1864 in Durham, England.


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William Thos Dobson's household

Male

William Thos

Dobson

Head
Male

William Edward

Dobson

Son
Male

John

Dobson

Son
Female

Margaret

Crain

Sister In Law
First name(s) William Thos
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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William Thos

Dobson

Head

Widower

30

1851

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

William Edward

Dobson

Son

Single

7

1874

Durham, England

John

Dobson

Son

Single

4

1877

Durham, England

Margaret

Crain

Sister In Law

Single

17

1864

Durham, England

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