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Household of Alex Dobson (born 1849, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Dobson, born in 1849 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dobson, born in 1858 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alice (born 1877 in -), Margaret (born 1879 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alex's Boarder, John (born 1855 in Ayrshire, Scotland), Alex's Father, William (born 1811 in Ireland), Alex's Mother, Alice (born 1821 in Ireland) and Alex's Brother, John (born 1863 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland).
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Alex Dobson's household
Alex
Dobson
Head
Margaret
Dobson
Wife
Alice
Dobson
Daughter
Margaret
Dobson
Daughter
Mary
Dobson
Daughter
John
Burns
Boarder
William
Dobson
Father
Alice
Dobson
Mother
John
Dobson
Brother
| First name(s) | Alex |
| Last name | Dobson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 32 |
| Birth year | 1849 |
| Birth place | Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex | Dobson | Head | Married | 32 | 1849 | Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Dobson | Wife | Married | 23 | 1858 | Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Alice | Dobson | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | - | |
Margaret | Dobson | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Dobson | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Burns | Boarder | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Ayrshire, Scotland | |
William | Dobson | Father | Married | 70 | 1811 | Ireland | |
Alice | Dobson | Mother | Married | 60 | 1821 | Ireland | |
John | Dobson | Brother | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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