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Household of Alexander Dickson (born 1842, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dickson, born in 1842 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dickson, born in 1846 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1873 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland) and Ann (born 1875 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's -, Jane Ann Martin, born in 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Alexander Dickson's household

Male

Alexander

Dickson

Head
Female

Margaret

Dickson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Jane Ann

Martin

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First name(s) Alexander
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Dickson

Head

Married

39

1842

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Dickson

Wife

Married

35

1846

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland

Ann

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland

Jane Ann

Martin

-

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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