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Household of Janet Dobbie (born 1819)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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.

Janet Dobbie and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Dobbie, born in 1819 in , consisted of 7 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; William (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Janet (born 1855 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Son-In-Law, David (born 1849 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet's Granddaughter, Janet Clark (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet's Granddaughter, Christina P (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Janet's Servant, Jane (born 1864 in Berwickshire, Scotland).


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Janet Dobbie's household

Female

Janet

Dobbie

Head
Male

William

Dobbie

Son
Male

David

Mitchell

Son-In-Law
Female

Janet

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Janet Clark

Mitchell

Granddaughter
Female

Christina P

Mitchell

Granddaughter
Female

Jane

Nisbet

Servant
First name(s) Janet
Last name Dobbie
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Dobbie

Head

Widow

62

1819

England

William

Dobbie

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Mitchell

Son-In-Law

Married

32

1849

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Mitchell

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet Clark

Mitchell

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina P

Mitchell

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Nisbet

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Berwickshire, Scotland

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