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Household of Alexander Dobie (born 1831, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, 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 Dobie and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dobie, born in 1831 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 16 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Dobie, born in 1841 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Isabella I (born 1866 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Janet P (born 1868 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary M (born 1869 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John A (born 1874 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James A (born 1877 in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Grace F (born 1879 in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Robert F (born 1881 in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Visitor, Janet A (born 1862 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Alexander's Visitor, James (born 1862 in Kinrossshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, William (born 1853 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, William (born 1864 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, John (born 1864 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1860 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Jane (born 1860 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Dobie's household

Male

Alexander

Dobie

Head
Female

Janet

Dobie

Wife
Female

Isabella I

Dobie

Daughter
Female

Janet P

Dobie

Daughter
Female

Mary M

Dobie

Daughter
Male

John A

Dobie

Son
Male

James A

Dobie

Son
Female

Grace F

Dobie

Daughter
Male

Robert F

Dobie

Son
Female

Janet A

Sloan

Visitor
Male

James

Dobie

Visitor
Male

William

Armstrong

Servant
Male

William

Hood

Servant
Male

John

Bryden

Servant
Female

Margaret

Allan

Servant
Female

Jane

Farish

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Dobie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Dobie

Head

Married

50

1831

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Dobie

Wife

Married

40

1841

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isabella I

Dobie

Daughter

-

15

1866

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet P

Dobie

Daughter

-

13

1868

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary M

Dobie

Daughter

-

12

1869

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John A

Dobie

Son

-

7

1874

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James A

Dobie

Son

-

4

1877

Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Grace F

Dobie

Daughter

-

2

1879

Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert F

Dobie

Son

-

0

1881

Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet A

Sloan

Visitor

Unmarried

19

1862

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Dobie

Visitor

Unmarried

19

1862

Kinrossshire, Scotland

William

Armstrong

Servant

Married

28

1853

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Hood

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Bryden

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Allan

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Farish

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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