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Household of Elizabeth Dobson (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, Lancashire, 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.

Elizabeth Dobson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elizabeth Dobson, born in 1846 in Lancaster, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Elizabeth was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; John (born 1873 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England) and Charles (born 1875 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Elizabeth's Boarder, Lawson Smith, born in 1850 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.


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Elizabeth Dobson's household

Female

Elizabeth

Dobson

Head
Male

John

Dobson

Son
Male

Charles

Dobson

Son
Male

Lawson

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elizabeth

Dobson

Head

Widow

35

1846

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

John

Dobson

Son

Single

8

1873

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Charles

Dobson

Son

Single

6

1875

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Lawson

Smith

Boarder

Married

31

1850

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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