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Household of James Dickson (born 1817, Berwickshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thurso, Caithness, 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.
James Dickson and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dickson, born in 1817 in Berwickshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Dickson, born in 1830 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland. They had 4 children; George (born 1864 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland), Donald (born 1866 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland), Archibald (born 1869 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1876 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, William Munro, born in 1790 in Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland.
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James Dickson's household
James
Dickson
Head
Janet
Dickson
Wife
George
Dickson
Son
Donald
Dickson
Son
Archibald
Dickson
Son
Jessie
Dickson
Daughter
William
Munro
Lodger
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Dickson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 64 |
| Birth year | 1817 |
| Birth place | Berwickshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Dickson | Head | Married | 64 | 1817 | Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Dickson | Wife | Married | 51 | 1830 | Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland | |
George | Dickson | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Watten, Caithness, Scotland | |
Donald | Dickson | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Bower, Caithness, Scotland | |
Archibald | Dickson | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Bower, Caithness, Scotland | |
Jessie | Dickson | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland | |
William | Munro | Lodger | Widower | 91 | 1790 | Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland |
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