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Household of Hugh Dobson (born 1831, Selkirkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, 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.

Hugh Dobson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh Dobson, born in 1831 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, consisted of 5 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dobson, born in 1835 in Ashkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1857 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Hugh (born 1862 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Hugh's Visitor, Helen Lockie, born in 1862 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland.


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Hugh Dobson's household

Male

Hugh

Dobson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dobson

Wife
Male

Robert

Dobson

Son
Male

Hugh

Dobson

Son
Female

Helen

Lockie

Visitor
First name(s) Hugh
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

Dobson

Head

Married

50

1831

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dobson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ashkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Robert

Dobson

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Dobson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Helen

Lockie

Visitor

Unmarried

19

1862

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

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