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Household of William Dobbie (born 1823, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Ninians, 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.

William Dobbie and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dobbie, born in 1823 in Fintry, Stirlingshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Helen Dobbie, born in 1824 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1849 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1851 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1853 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland), William (born 1857 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1862 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and James (born 1869 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Helen (born 1876 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Thomas (born 1826 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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William Dobbie's household

Male

William

Dobbie

Head
Female

Helen

Dobbie

Wife
Female

Margaret

Dobbie

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Dobbie

Son
Male

Alexander

Dobbie

Son
Male

William

Dobbie

Son
Male

Peter

Dobbie

Son
Male

James

Dobbie

Son
Female

Helen

Matthew

Granddaughter
Male

Thomas

Leishman

Servant
Female

Mary

Dyer

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Dobbie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Fintry, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dobbie

Head

Married

58

1823

Fintry, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Helen

Dobbie

Wife

Married

57

1824

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dobbie

Daughter

Unmarried

32

1849

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Hugh

Dobbie

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alexander

Dobbie

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Dobbie

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Peter

Dobbie

Son

-

19

1862

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Dobbie

Son

-

12

1869

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Helen

Matthew

Granddaughter

-

5

1876

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Thomas

Leishman

Servant

Married

55

1826

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Dyer

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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