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Household of Alex Dobson (born 1844, Selkirkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, Scotland
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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.
Alex Dobson and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Dobson, born in 1844 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Isabella Dobson, born in 1848 in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Isabella (born 1873 in Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1874 in Midlothian, Scotland), Alex (born 1878 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary Ann (born 1881 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were Alex's Servant, Mary (born 1866 in Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alex's Boarder, David (born 1845 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland).
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Alex Dobson's household
Alex
Dobson
Head
Isabella
Dobson
Wife
Isabella
Dobson
Daughter
Jessie
Dobson
Daughter
Alex
Dobson
Son
Mary Ann
Dobson
Daughter
Mary
Hall
Servant
David
McLaren
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alex |
| Last name | Dobson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex | Dobson | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Dobson | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Dobson | Daughter | Unmarried | 8 | 1873 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jessie | Dobson | Daughter | Unmarried | 7 | 1874 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alex | Dobson | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary Ann | Dobson | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | - | |
Mary | Hall | Servant | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland | |
David | McLaren | Boarder | Unmarried | 36 | 1845 | Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland |
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