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Household of James Dickson (born 1819, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lesmahagow, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dickson, born in 1819 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dickson, born in 1840 in Ireland. They had 6 children; James (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1865 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1867 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1873 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1875 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Granddaughter, Annie (born 1881 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Dickson's household

Male

James

Dickson

Head
Female

Sarah

Dickson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Hillhouse

Step Daughter
Male

James

Dickson

Son
Female

Mary

Dickson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Dickson

Son
Male

Robert

Dickson

Son
Male

George

Dickson

Son
Female

Sarah

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Hillhouse

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dickson

Head

Married

62

1819

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Dickson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Elizabeth

Hillhouse

Step Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Dickson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Dickson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Dickson

Son

-

11

1870

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Dickson

Son

-

8

1873

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Dickson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Hillhouse

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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