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Household of Alexander Dobbie (born 1823, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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.

Alexander Dobbie and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dobbie, born in 1823 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Alexander (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's House Keeper, Elizabeth Dougan, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Dobbie's household

Male

Alexander

Dobbie

Head
Male

Alexander

Dobbie

Son
Male

James

Dobbie

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dougan

House Keeper
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Dobbie
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Dobbie

Head

Widower

58

1823

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Dobbie

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Dobbie

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dougan

House Keeper

Unmarried

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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