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Household of John Dickson (born 1834, Kirkcudbrightshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dickson, born in 1834 in Carsphairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Dickson, born in 1836 in Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1869 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), David (born 1870 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1875 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, William Walker, born in 1856 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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John Dickson's household

Male

John

Dickson

Head
Female

Jane

Dickson

Wife
Male

William

Dickson

Son
Male

David

Dickson

Son
Female

Jane

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Dickson

Daughter
Male

William

Walker

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Carsphairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dickson

Head

Married

47

1834

Carsphairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Jane

Dickson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Dickson

Son

-

12

1869

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

David

Dickson

Son

-

11

1870

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Dickson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dickson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Walker

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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