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Household of William L Dobson (born 1832, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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.

William L Dobson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William L Dobson, born in 1832 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William L was the head of the household, married to Jessie Dobson, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Christina (born 1874 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland), Jessie (born 1876 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland), James R (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret C (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William L's Servant, Agnes B Dobson, born in 1857 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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William L Dobson's household

Male

William L

Dobson

Head
Female

Jessie

Dobson

Wife
Female

Agnes B

Dobson

Servant
Female

Christina

Dobson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Dobson

Daughter
Male

James R

Dobson

Son
Female

Margaret C

Dobson

Daughter
First name(s) William L
Last name Dobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William L

Dobson

Head

Married

49

1832

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Dobson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes B

Dobson

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Christina

Dobson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Dobson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

James R

Dobson

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret C

Dobson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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