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Household of John Dorsie (born 1850, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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.

John Dorsie and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dorsie, born in 1850 in Fife, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Dorsie, born in 1851 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; James C (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret W (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, John Rankin, born in 1810 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Dorsie's household

Male

John

Dorsie

Head
Female

Isabella

Dorsie

Wife
Male

James C

Dorsie

Son
Female

Margaret W

Dorsie

Daughter
Male

John

Rankin

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Dorsie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dorsie

Head

Married

31

1850

Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Dorsie

Wife

Married

30

1851

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

James C

Dorsie

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret W

Dorsie

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Rankin

Boarder

Unmarried

71

1810

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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