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Household of James Dickson (born 1842, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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 1842 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dickson, born in 1844 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Barbra (born 1863 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1864 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1866 in England) and Maggie (born 1872 in England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Alexander Ritchie, born in 1863 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland.


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James Dickson's household

Male

James

Dickson

Head
Female

Margaret

Dickson

Wife
Female

Barbra

Dickson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Dickson

Son
Female

Mary

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Dickson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Ritchie

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dickson

Head

Married

39

1842

Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dickson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Barbra

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert

Dickson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Dickson

Daughter

-

15

1866

England

Maggie

Dickson

Daughter

-

9

1872

England

Alexander

Ritchie

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

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