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Household of John Dickson (born 1800, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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 1800 in Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Marion (born 1836 in North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Alexander (born 1844 in North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and George (born 1851 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Agnes (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Georgina (born 1869 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Dickson's household

Male

John

Dickson

Head
Female

Marion

Dickson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Dickson

Son
Male

George

Dickson

Son
Female

Agnes

McLaren

Granddaughter
Female

Georgina

Dickson

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 81
Birth year 1800
Birth place Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dickson

Head

Widower

81

1800

Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Marion

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

45

1836

North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Dickson

Son

Unmarried

37

1844

North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

George

Dickson

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Agnes

McLaren

Granddaughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Georgina

Dickson

Granddaughter

-

12

1869

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

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