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Household of John Dickson (born 1832, Dumfriesshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dickson, born in 1832 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Dickson, born in 1834 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1860 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Margaret A (born 1866 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Sam (born 1870 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son-In-Law, Alfred (born 1855 in England), John's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1878 in Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and John's Grandson, Alfred D (born 1880 in Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).


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John Dickson's household

Male

John

Dickson

Head
Female

Mary

Dickson

Wife
Male

John

Dickson

Son
Female

Margaret A

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dickson

Daughter
Male

Sam

Dickson

Son
Male

Alfred

Ward

Son-In-Law
Female

Mary

Ward

Granddaughter
Male

Alfred D

Ward

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dickson

Head

Married

49

1832

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Dickson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Dickson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret A

Dickson

Daughter

-

15

1866

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dickson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Sam

Dickson

Son

-

11

1870

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Alfred

Ward

Son-In-Law

Widower

26

1855

England

Mary

Ward

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Alfred D

Ward

Grandson

-

1

1880

Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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