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Household of Alexander Dickson (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peters, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Alexander Dickson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dickson, born in 1843 in , consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dickson, born in 1842 in Ireland. They had 7 children; James (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Sarah (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Agnes (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Alexander McKenzie, born in 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Alexander Dickson's household

Male

Alexander

Dickson

Head
Female

Margaret

Dickson

Wife
Male

James

Dickson

Son
Male

John

Dickson

Son
Male

Alexander

Dickson

Son
Female

Margaret

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Dickson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McKenzie

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Dickson

Head

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Margaret

Dickson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ireland

James

Dickson

Son

-

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Dickson

Son

-

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Dickson

Son

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Dickson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Sarah

Dickson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Dickson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Dickson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

McKenzie

Boarder

-

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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