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Household of James Dickson (born 1836, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dickson, born in 1836 in Harraby, Orkney, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dick Dickson, born in 1840 in England. They had 3 children; James (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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James Dickson's household

Male

James

Dickson

Head
Female

Elizabeth Dick

Dickson

Wife
Male

James

Dickson

Son
Male

John

Dickson

Son
Male

William

Dickson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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James

Dickson

Head

Married

45

1836

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth Dick

Dickson

Wife

Married

41

1840

England

James

Dickson

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Dickson

Son

-

3

1878

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Dickson

Son

-

1

1880

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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