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Household of Douglas Dobie (born 1838, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Morton, 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.

Douglas Dobie and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Douglas Dobie, born in 1838 in Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. Douglas was the head of the household, married to Jennet Cron Dobie, born in 1839 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James Cron (born 1867 in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Louisa Layers (born 1869 in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and George Cron (born 1874 in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Douglas's Servant, Agnes (born 1860 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Douglas's Servant, Jennet (born 1863 in Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Douglas's Servant, Edward (born 1861 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Douglas's Servant, James (born 1864 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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Douglas Dobie's household

Male

Douglas

Dobie

Head
Female

Jennet Cron

Dobie

Wife
Male

James Cron

Dobie

Son
Female

Louisa Layers

Dobie

Daughter
Male

George Cron

Dobie

Son
Female

Agnes

McFarlane

Servant
Female

Jennet

Montry

Servant
Male

Edward

Swan

Servant
Male

James

Pringle

Servant
First name(s) Douglas
Last name Dobie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Douglas

Dobie

Head

Married

43

1838

Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jennet Cron

Dobie

Wife

Married

42

1839

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James Cron

Dobie

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Louisa Layers

Dobie

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

George Cron

Dobie

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

McFarlane

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jennet

Montry

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Edward

Swan

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Pringle

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Midlothian, Scotland

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