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Household of David Dickson (born 1829, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalkeith, 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.

David Dickson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Dickson, born in 1829 in North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Agnes Dickson, born in 1833 in Temple, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1853 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1858 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), David (born 1860 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1863 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1866 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1871 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Servant, Lizzie Wilson, born in 1865 in Midlothian, Scotland.


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David Dickson's household

Male

David

Dickson

Head
Female

Agnes

Dickson

Wife
Male

John

Dickson

Son
Male

Thomas

Dickson

Son
Male

David

Dickson

Son
Male

William

Dickson

Son
Male

Alexander

Dickson

Son
Female

Jessie

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Wilson

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Dickson

Head

Married

52

1829

North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Agnes

Dickson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Temple, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Dickson

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Dickson

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

David

Dickson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Dickson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Dickson

Son

-

15

1866

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Dickson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Lizzie

Wilson

Servant

-

16

1865

Midlothian, Scotland

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