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Household of James Dobbie (born 1833, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, 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.

James Dobbie and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dobbie, born in 1833 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Christina Dobbie, born in 1840 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1862 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James (born 1864 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1866 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1877 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Graham (born 1881 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Ellen (born 1846 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Jeanie (born 1857 in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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James Dobbie's household

Male

James

Dobbie

Head
Female

Christina

Dobbie

Wife
Male

John

Dobbie

Son
Male

James

Dobbie

Son
Female

Christina

Dobbie

Daughter
Male

William

Dobbie

Son
Male

Alexander

Dobbie

Son
Male

David

Dobbie

Son
Male

Graham

Dobbie

Son
Female

Ellen

Shanks

Visitor
Female

Jeanie

Hunter

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Dobbie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dobbie

Head

Married

48

1833

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Christina

Dobbie

Wife

Married

41

1840

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Dobbie

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Dobbie

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Christina

Dobbie

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Dobbie

Son

-

11

1870

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Dobbie

Son

-

9

1872

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Dobbie

Son

-

4

1877

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Graham

Dobbie

Son

-

0

1881

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Shanks

Visitor

Widow

35

1846

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Hunter

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland

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