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Household of Thomas Dobson (born 1839, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, 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.

Thomas Dobson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dobson, born in 1839 in Newport, Fife, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jessie Dobson, born in 1843 in Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Agnes S (born 1869 in Whiteinch, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella V (born 1871 in Whiteinch, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1872 in Whiteinch, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas S (born 1875 in Whiteinch, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janneta S (born 1878 in Whiteinch, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth J (born 1880 in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth J Waddel, born in 1865 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Dobson's household

Male

Thomas

Dobson

Head
Female

Jessie

Dobson

Wife
Female

Agnes S

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Isabella V

Dobson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Dobson

Son
Male

Thomas S

Dobson

Son
Female

Janneta S

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth J

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth J

Waddel

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Newport, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dobson

Head

Married

42

1839

Newport, Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Dobson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Agnes S

Dobson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Whiteinch, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella V

Dobson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Whiteinch, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

Dobson

Son

-

9

1872

Whiteinch, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas S

Dobson

Son

-

6

1875

Whiteinch, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janneta S

Dobson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Whiteinch, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth J

Dobson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth J

Waddel

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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