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Household of John Dickson (born 1818, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dickson, born in 1818 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza J M Dickson, born in 1830 in Ceylon. They had 2 children; Agnes M (born 1854 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Margaret G (born 1864 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Louisa C (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Laurencekirk, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Servant, Rachael (born 1862 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Ann (born 1846 in England).


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John Dickson's household

Male

John

Dickson

Head
Female

Eliza J M

Dickson

Wife
Female

Agnes M

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Margaret G

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Louisa C

Wordsworth

Visitor
Female

Mary

Leckie

Servant
Female

Rachael

Adam

Servant
Female

Ann

Workman

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dickson

Head

Married

63

1818

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza J M

Dickson

Wife

Married

51

1830

Ceylon

Agnes M

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret G

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Perthshire, Scotland

Louisa C

Wordsworth

Visitor

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Leckie

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Laurencekirk, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Rachael

Adam

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Ann

Workman

Servant

Unmarried

35

1846

England

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