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Household of James Dickson (born 1840, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George, Midlothian, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dickson, born in 1840 in Stow, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Dickson, born in 1842 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; James (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Anna (born 1867 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Annie Watson, born in 1805 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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James Dickson's household

Male

James

Dickson

Head
Female

Jane

Dickson

Wife
Male

James

Dickson

Son
Female

Anna

Dickson

Daughter
Male

John

Dickson

Son
Female

Margaret

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Dickson

Daughter
Male

William

Dickson

Son
Female

Janet

Dickson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Dickson

Son
Female

Annie

Watson

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dickson

Head

Married

41

1840

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Dickson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Dickson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Anna

Dickson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

John

Dickson

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Dickson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Dickson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Dickson

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Dickson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Dickson

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Watson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

76

1805

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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