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Household of John Dickson (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dickson, born in 1847 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susan Dickson, born in 1845 in Ireland. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1863 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Patrick (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary T (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's -, Mary Mullen, born in 1819 in Ireland.


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John Dickson's household

Male

John

Dickson

Head
Female

Susan

Dickson

Wife
Female

Mary

Mullen

-
Male

Thomas

Dickson

Son
Male

Patrick

Dickson

Son
Female

Mary T

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Dickson

Daughter
Male

John

Dickson

Son
Male

William

Dickson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dickson

Head

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Susan

Dickson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Mary

Mullen

-

-

62

1819

Ireland

Thomas

Dickson

Son

-

18

1863

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Patrick

Dickson

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary T

Dickson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Dickson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Dickson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Dickson

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Dickson

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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