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Margaret Dobbie

Margaret Dobbie

Female 1837 - 1902  (64 years)

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  • Name Margaret Dobbie 
    Born 7 Jul 1837  Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1841  Bellside Lodge, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1851  Bellside Lodge, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation 2 Apr 1871  [3
    dress maker 
    Residence 2 Apr 1871  Bellside Gateside, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 22 Jan 1880  Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1881  Fallside North, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1891  Newlands, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1901  Glenend Farm, Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    _UID 8A89880978AC4ED78D3143F622E02DDAEDA6 
    Died 8 Feb 1902  Glenend, Muiravonside, Stirling, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Mailgnant Periotonitis 
    Buried Bathgate Cemetery, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5101  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2020 

    Father Alexander Dobbie,   b. 1796,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Margaret Henderson,   b. 1801,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F2550  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James Aitken,   b. 24 Sep 1837, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1922, West Mains Farm, Whitburn Road, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 22 Jan 1880  Belside, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Witnesses at the wedding of James Aitken and Margaret Dobbie were Peter Aitken and Jessie Dobie
    Children 
     1. Margaret Henderson Aitken,   b. 25 Jan 1882, Fallside, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1976, Western Suburbs Hospital, Burwood, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
    Last Modified 18 Oct 2018 
    Family ID F1614  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Name: Margaret Dobbie
      Gender: Female
      Birth Date: 7 Jul 1837
      Birth Place: , Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
      Baptism Place: , Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
      Father: Alexander Dobbie
      Mother: Margaret Henderson
      FHL Film Number: 1066635
      Reference ID: 2:18MS22L

      The other step children did not seem to get on well with Margaret, who was considered to be the archetypical "wicked step-mother".

  • Sources 
    1. [S73] 1841 Census (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S38] 1851 Census (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S8] 1871 Census (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S17] 1881 Census (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S15] 1891 Census (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S16] 1901 Census (Reliability: 3).