Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Emma Dickson (born 1836, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Emma Dickson and 8 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Emma Dickson, born in 1836 in Largo, Fife, consisted of 9 members. Emma was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Emelia M, born 1858 in Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Emma's Sister-In-Law, Jessie L (born 1837 in Kilrenny, Fife, Scotland), Emma's Boarder, Robert (born 1857 in Midlothian, Scotland), Emma's Boarder, Alexander (born 1852 in Perthshire, Scotland), Emma's Boarder, Johann (born 1860 in Norway), Emma's Boarder, Day (born 1861 in Norway), Emma's Servant, Annie (born 1863 in Cleish, Kinrossshire, Scotland) and Emma's Servant, Agnes (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Emma Dickson's household

Female

Emma

Dickson

Head
Female

Emelia M

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Jessie L

Dickson

Sister-In-Law
Male

Robert

Laing

Boarder
Male

Alexander

Gow

Boarder
Male

Johann

Naser

Boarder
Male

Day

Hegermann

Boarder
Female

Annie

Barclay

Servant
Female

Agnes

Gemmell

Servant
First name(s) Emma
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Largo, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Emma

Dickson

Head

Widow

45

1836

Largo, Fife, Scotland

Emelia M

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie L

Dickson

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

44

1837

Kilrenny, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Laing

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Gow

Boarder

Unmarried

29

1852

Perthshire, Scotland

Johann

Naser

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Norway

Day

Hegermann

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Norway

Annie

Barclay

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Cleish, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Agnes

Gemmell

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Emma Dickson in South Leith in 1881, and follow the Dickson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Emma Dickson

We’ve found Emma Dickson in 523 family trees. Find out more about Emma Dickson's household and view the Dickson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census