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Household of Alexander Dobie (born 1841, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eskdalemuir, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dobie, born in 1841 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; James (born 1866 in Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1868 in Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1876 in Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John (born 1877 in Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Margaret Mundell, born in 1860 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Dobie's household
Alexander
Dobie
Head
James
Dobie
Son
Thomas
Dobie
Son
Jane
Dobie
Daughter
Margaret
Dobie
Daughter
Christina
Dobie
Daughter
John
Dobie
Son
Margaret
Mundell
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Dobie |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Dobie | Head | Widower | 40 | 1841 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
James | Dobie | Son | - | 15 | 1866 | Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Dobie | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Dobie | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Dobie | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Christina | Dobie | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
John | Dobie | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Mundell | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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