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Household of Adam Dickson Jr (born 1845, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandsting & Aithsting, Shetland, 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.

Adam Dickson Jr and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Dickson Jr, born in 1845 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Bessie Smith Dickson, born in 1841 in Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 3 children; Clemie Peterson (born 1876 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Elsie Brown (born 1878 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Adam Peterson (born 1880 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Adam's Servant, Willa (born 1861 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Adam's Servant, Mitchell (born 1865 in Clousta, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Adam Dickson Jr's household

Male

Adam

Dickson Jr

Head
Female

Bessie Smith

Dickson

Wife
Female

Clemie Peterson

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Elsie Brown

Dickson

Daughter
Male

Adam Peterson

Dickson

Son
Female

Willa

Johnston

Servant
Male

Mitchell

Abernethy

Servant
First name(s) Adam
Last name Dickson Jr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Dickson Jr

Head

Married

36

1845

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Bessie Smith

Dickson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Clemie Peterson

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Elsie Brown

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Adam Peterson

Dickson

Son

-

1

1880

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Willa

Johnston

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mitchell

Abernethy

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Clousta, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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