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Household of Alexander Dickson (born 1832, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dickson, born in 1832 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Dickson, born in 1830 in Falkirk, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie B (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William R (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Henrietta (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and George A (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Visitor, Annie (born 1858 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Domestic Servant, Margaret (born 1855 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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Alexander Dickson's household

Male

Alexander

Dickson

Head
Female

Jane

Dickson

Wife
Male

James

Dickson

Son
Female

Jessie B

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Dickson

Daughter
Male

William R

Dickson

Son
Female

Henrietta

Dickson

Daughter
Male

George A

Dickson

Son
Female

Annie

Hutton

Visitor
Female

Margaret

Baxter

Domestic Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Dickson

Head

Married

49

1832

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Dickson

Wife

Married

51

1830

Falkirk, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Dickson

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie B

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Jane

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William R

Dickson

Son

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Henrietta

Dickson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George A

Dickson

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Hutton

Visitor

Unmarried

23

1858

Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Baxter

Domestic Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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