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Household of John Dickson (born 1848, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dickson, born in 1848 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Dickson, born in 1849 in Duror, Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1880 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Dougald (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Catherine (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Step Daughter, Maggie (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Dickson's household

Male

John

Dickson

Head
Female

Jessie

Dickson

Wife
Female

Catherine

McColl

Step Daughter
Female

Maggie

McColl

Step Daughter
Male

William

Dickson

Son
Male

Dougald

Dickson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dickson

Head

Married

33

1848

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Dickson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Duror, Argyllshire, Scotland

Catherine

McColl

Step Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

McColl

Step Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Dickson

Son

-

1

1880

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Dougald

Dickson

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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