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Household of Fergus Dobbie (born 1850)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, England

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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.

Fergus Dobbie and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Fergus Dobbie, born in 1850 in , consisted of 6 members. Fergus was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Dobbie, born in 1851 in Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Harry J (born 1874 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), Fergus W (born 1876 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England) and James E (born 1878 in Bedford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Fergus's Boarder, Edward Davies, born in 1858 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.


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Fergus Dobbie's household

Male

Fergus

Dobbie

Head
Female

Sarah J

Dobbie

Wife
Male

Harry J

Dobbie

Son
Male

Fergus W

Dobbie

Son
Male

James E

Dobbie

Son
Male

Edward

Davies

Boarder
First name(s) Fergus
Last name Dobbie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Fergus

Dobbie

Head

Married

31

1850

Scotland

Sarah J

Dobbie

Wife

Married

30

1851

Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England

Harry J

Dobbie

Son

Single

7

1874

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Fergus W

Dobbie

Son

Single

5

1876

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

James E

Dobbie

Son

Single

3

1878

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Edward

Davies

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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