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Household of Alexander Dickson (born 1835, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dickson, born in 1835 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dickson, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1862 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Janet (born 1864 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Isabella (born 1868 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Robina (born 1874 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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Alexander Dickson's household

Male

Alexander

Dickson

Head
Female

Margaret

Dickson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Dickson Jr

Son
Female

Janet

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Robina

Dickson

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Dickson

Head

Married

46

1835

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Dickson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Dickson Jr

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Dickson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Dickson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Robina

Dickson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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