William Dodd in Cheshire in the 1881 Census

Details of William Dodd of 79 Francis Street, Chester St John the Baptist, Cheshire, England

First name(s): William
Last name: Dodd
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 54
Birth year: 1827
Occupation: Bootmaker
Birth town: Ledsham
Birth county: Cheshire
Birth place: England
Street: 79 Francis Street
Town: —
Parish: Chester St John the Baptist
County: Cheshire
Country: England
Registration district: Chester

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Albert	Last name Dodd	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 18	Birth year 1863	Occupation Printer Compositor	Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
First name(s) Frederick	Last name Dodd	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 14	Birth year 1867	Occupation Hairdresser	Birth place Tattenhall, Cheshire, England
First name(s) Ann	Last name Dodd	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 55	Birth year 1826	Occupation -	Birth place Litherland, Lancashire, England
First name(s) William	Last name Bradley	Relationship Grand Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 5	Birth year 1876	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Litherland, Lancashire, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Dodd family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes William Dodd and 4 other people

Dodd family summary

NAME: William Dodd
BORN: 1827
BIRTH COUNTY: Cheshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Chester St John the Baptist, Cheshire, England