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Household of Margaret Dobie (born 1834, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, 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.

Margaret Dobie and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Dobie, born in 1834 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Margaret S (born 1868 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Edith M (born 1870 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Hugh J (born 1873 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Margaret's Servant, Janet (born 1850 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Margaret's Servant, Helen (born 1851 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Margaret's Servant, Margaret (born 1860 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Margaret Dobie's household

Female

Margaret

Dobie

Head
Female

Margaret S

Dobie

Daughter
Female

Edith M

Dobie

Daughter
Male

Hugh J

Dobie

Son
Female

Janet

Donaldson

Servant
Female

Helen

Lawson

Servant
Female

Margaret

Johnstone

Servant
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Dobie
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Dobie

Head

Widow

47

1834

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret S

Dobie

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Edith M

Dobie

Daughter

-

11

1870

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Hugh J

Dobie

Son

-

8

1873

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Donaldson

Servant

Unmarried

31

1850

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Helen

Lawson

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Johnstone

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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