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Household of John Dickson (born 1832, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dickson, born in 1832 in Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dickson, born in 1836 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1864 in Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1866 in Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1868 in Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1876 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1878 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Agnes Forsyth, born in 1860 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Dickson's household

Male

John

Dickson

Head
Female

Margaret

Dickson

Wife
Male

James

Dickson

Son
Male

Andrew

Dickson

Son
Male

Robert

Dickson

Son
Female

Catherine

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Forsyth

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dickson

Head

Married

49

1832

Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dickson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Dickson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Dickson

Son

-

15

1866

Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Dickson

Son

-

13

1868

Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Dickson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dickson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Agnes

Forsyth

Servant

-

21

1860

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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