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Household of John Dickson (born 1838, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cairney, Aberdeenshire, 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.

John Dickson and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dickson, born in 1838 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Dickson, born in 1839 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1866 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Arthur (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1879 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Ann (born 1864 in Banffshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Elisabeth (born 1865 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland), John's Servant, James (born 1841 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Peter (born 1859 in Banffshire, Scotland).


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John Dickson's household

Male

John

Dickson

Head
Female

Ann

Dickson

Wife
Male

John

Dickson

Son
Male

James

Dickson

Son
Male

William

Dickson

Son
Female

Jane

Dickson

Daughter
Male

George

Dickson

Son
Male

Arthur

Dickson

Son
Male

Alexander

Dickson

Son
Female

Ann

Wilson

Servant
Female

Elisabeth

Ettles

Servant
Male

James

Christie

Servant
Male

Peter

McLachlan

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dickson

Head

Married

43

1838

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Dickson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Dickson

Son

-

15

1866

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Dickson

Son

-

13

1868

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Dickson

Son

-

12

1869

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Dickson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Dickson

Son

-

9

1872

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Arthur

Dickson

Son

-

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Dickson

Son

-

2

1879

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Wilson

Servant

-

17

1864

Banffshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Ettles

Servant

-

16

1865

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Christie

Servant

Married

40

1841

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Peter

McLachlan

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Banffshire, Scotland

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