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Household of James Dickson (born 1832, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dickson, born in 1832 in Govan, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Dickson, born in 1836 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Peter (born 1866 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Walter (born 1872 in Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Hugh (born 1853 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), James's -, Janet (born 1858 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland), James's -, Mary (born 1877 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and James's -, James (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Dickson's household

Male

James

Dickson

Head
Female

Mary

Dickson

Wife
Male

Peter

Dickson

Son
Male

John

Dickson

Son
Male

Walter

Dickson

Son
Male

Hugh

Cameron

Lodger
Female

Janet

Cameron

-
Female

Mary

Cameron

-
Male

James

Cameron

-
First name(s) James
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dickson

Head

Married

49

1832

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Dickson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Peter

Dickson

Son

-

15

1866

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Dickson

Son

-

13

1868

Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Dickson

Son

-

9

1872

Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Cameron

Lodger

Married

28

1853

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Janet

Cameron

-

Married

23

1858

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Cameron

-

-

4

1877

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Cameron

-

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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