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Household of Alexander Dickson (born 1847, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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 1847 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann Dickson, born in 1849 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1870 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Marion (born 1873 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Matthew (born 1875 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Andrew (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Jane (born 1826 in -), Alexander's Brother-In-Law, George (born 1864 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander's Brother-In-Law, Alexander (born 1867 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander's Aunt, Agnes (born 1814 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Dickson's household

Male

Alexander

Dickson

Head
Female

Ann

Dickson

Wife
Female

Jane

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Marion

Dickson

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Dickson

Son
Male

Andrew

Dickson

Son
Male

Alexander

Dickson

Son
Female

Jane

Gibson

Mother-In-Law
Male

George

Gibson

Brother-In-Law
Male

Alexander

Gibson

Brother-In-Law
Female

Agnes

Gibson

Aunt
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Dickson

Head

Married

34

1847

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Dickson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Dickson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Marion

Dickson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Matthew

Dickson

Son

-

6

1875

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Dickson

Son

-

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Dickson

Son

-

2

1879

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Gibson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

55

1826

-

George

Gibson

Brother-In-Law

-

17

1864

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Gibson

Brother-In-Law

-

14

1867

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Gibson

Aunt

-

67

1814

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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