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Household of Alexander Dickson (born 1842, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, England

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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.

Alexander Dickson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dickson, born in 1842 in Maidstone, Kent, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Lucy Dickson, born in 1841 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England. They had 3 children; Mary S (born 1868 in Deptford, Kent, England), Alexander (born 1869 in Deptford, Kent, England) and Florence (born 1872 in Deptford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother, Eliza (born 1812 in Gosport, Hampshire, England), Alexander's Sister, Eliza (born 1839 in Maidstone, Kent, England), Alexander's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Lee, Kent, England) and Alexander's Servant, Emma (born 1863 in Greenwich, Kent, England).


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Alexander Dickson's household

Male

Alexander

Dickson

Head
Female

Lucy

Dickson

Wife
Female

Mary S

Dickson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Dickson

Son
Female

Florence

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Dickson

Mother
Female

Eliza

Dickson

Sister
Female

Elizabeth

Loader

Servant
Female

Emma

Waterhouse

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Maidstone, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Dickson

Head

Married

39

1842

Maidstone, Kent, England

Lucy

Dickson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Mary S

Dickson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Deptford, Kent, England

Alexander

Dickson

Son

Single

12

1869

Deptford, Kent, England

Florence

Dickson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Deptford, Kent, England

Eliza

Dickson

Mother

Widow

69

1812

Gosport, Hampshire, England

Eliza

Dickson

Sister

Single

42

1839

Maidstone, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Loader

Servant

Single

23

1858

Lee, Kent, England

Emma

Waterhouse

Servant

Single

18

1863

Greenwich, Kent, England

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