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Household of William Dobbie (born 1853, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, Fife, 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.

William Dobbie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dobbie, born in 1853 in Burntisland, Fife, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dobbie, born in 1853 in North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1875 in Crossgates, Fife, Scotland), Janet (born 1876 in Crossgates, Fife, Scotland), Christina (born 1878 in Crossgates, Fife, Scotland) and Robina (born 1880 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Margaret (born 1869 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and William's Boarder, James (born 1856 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).


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William Dobbie's household

Male

William

Dobbie

Head
Female

Margaret

Dobbie

Wife
Male

Alexander

Dobbie

Son
Female

Janet

Dobbie

Daughter
Female

Christina

Dobbie

Daughter
Female

Robina

Dobbie

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Dobbie

Visitor
Male

James

Dobbie

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Dobbie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dobbie

Head

Married

28

1853

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Dobbie

Wife

Married

28

1853

North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Dobbie

Son

-

6

1875

Crossgates, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Dobbie

Daughter

-

5

1876

Crossgates, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Dobbie

Daughter

-

3

1878

Crossgates, Fife, Scotland

Robina

Dobbie

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Dobbie

Visitor

-

12

1869

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

James

Dobbie

Boarder

Married

25

1856

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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