JAMES DOBIE (1842-1904)

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New Family Page: JAMES DOBIE (1842-1904)

Please post comments and queries about James DOBIE and his family here.

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Faye Roberts posted Mar 6:
The youngest child of JAMES DOBIE (1842-1904) and JANE AUGUSTA LAWSON (1849-1929) was Thomas Miller Dobie, there was no Walter in his name.

Thanks Faye: I have made changes accordingly.
Where do you fit into the picture?

[fayeroberts]

Thomas Miller Dobie was my maternal grandfather. He always went by the name Miller Dobie.

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Thanks Faye. Also when reviewing my 1921 census information I found (and added) another daughter (Nellie) that I wasn’t aware of. Do you know anything about her?

Who did Miller DOBIE marry?

[Louisa]

Thanks Faye. Also when reviewing my 1921 census information I found (and added) another daughter (Nellie) that I wasn’t aware of. Do you know anything about her?

Who did Miller DOBIE marry?

No idea who Nellie was in the 1921 census. Where was the census taken??? Louisa

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As it says in my narrative, the location for that 1921 census was in the RM of Paynton, Battleford District. More precisely: West half of Section 14-48-21-W3. It indicates that Nellie was 28 years old, born 1893 in the USA and immigrated 1906. Mother: Widow Jane Augusta DOBIE, age 72 (born 1849 in ON).

[Louisa]

As it says in my narrative, the location for that 1921 census was in the RM of Paynton, Battleford District. More precisely: West half of Section 14-48-21-W3. It indicates that Nellie was 28 years old, born 1893 in the USA and immigrated 1906. Mother: Widow Jane Augusta DOBIE, age 72 (born 1849 in ON).

Interesting - I must check the source of that - who else was on the census with Jane - I'll bet my bottom dollar that is was Miller - not Nellie - and did it say daughter or son - or child????? Transcriptions of Census can be very unreliable. I know. Louisa

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The source is the Dominion of Canada 1921 Census and you are right! The Transcriber lists the name as Nellie, but when I blew up the original handwritten document, it does in fact read Miller DOBIE, the sex as male. I have updated the narrative accordingly.

Which DOBIE was your uncle, and please explain your connection to that family?

[Louisa]

The source is the Dominion of Canada 1921 Census and you are right! The Transcriber lists the name as Nellie, but when I blew up the original handwritten document, it does in fact read Miller DOBIE, the sex as male. I have updated the narrative accordingly.

Which DOBIE was your uncle, and please explain your connection to that family?

Joseph Milton was my uncle. I am a granddaughter of James Dobie and Jane Lawson - daughter of Miller. Please do not put me onto the web. thank you. Louisa