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Household of Benjamin Dickson (born 1828, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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.

Benjamin Dickson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Dickson, born in 1828 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 4 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dickson, born in 1832 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary P, born 1854 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Servant, Margaret Jane Hair, born in 1865 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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Benjamin Dickson's household

Male

Benjamin

Dickson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dickson

Wife
Female

Mary P

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Margaret Jane

Hair

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Dickson

Head

Married

53

1828

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dickson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary P

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret Jane

Hair

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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