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Household of James Dickson (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dickson, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth K Dickson, born in 1846 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Ann H (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth K (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Janet (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Jessie McDonald, born in 1862 in Not Known.


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James Dickson's household

Male

James

Dickson

Head
Female

Elizabeth K

Dickson

Wife
Female

Ann H

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth K

Dickson

Daughter
Male

James

Dickson

Son
Female

Janet

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

McDonald

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dickson

Head

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth K

Dickson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann H

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth K

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Dickson

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Not Known

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