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Household of Alexander Dickson (born 1823, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastern Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dickson, born in 1823 in Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann Dickson, born in 1826 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Annie J (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1859 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1853 in Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie H (born 1871 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Margaret Wilson, born in 1849 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Dickson's household

Male

Alexander

Dickson

Head
Female

Ann

Dickson

Wife
Female

Annie J

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Dickson

Daughter
Male

David

Dickson

Son
Male

Alexander

Dickson

Son
Female

Jessie H

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Dickson

Head

Married

58

1823

Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Dickson

Wife

Married

55

1826

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Annie J

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Dickson

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Dickson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie H

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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