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Household of John Dickson (born 1829, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, 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.

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 1829 in Colinton, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dickson, born in 1840 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Robert (born 1851 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1859 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1862 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Annabella (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Dickson's household

Male

John

Dickson

Head
Female

Margaret

Dickson

Wife
Male

Robert

Dickson

Son
Female

Maggie

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dickson

Daughter
Male

William

Dickson

Son
Male

John

Dickson

Son
Female

Helen

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Annabella

Dickson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dickson

Head

Married

52

1829

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Dickson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert

Dickson

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Dickson

Son

-

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Dickson

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Dickson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annabella

Dickson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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