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Household of John Dickson (born 1829)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dickson, born in 1829 in , consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Dickson, born in 1830 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Jane (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Step Daughter, Agnes (born 1864 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and John's Step Son, Alexander (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Dickson's household

Male

John

Dickson

Head
Female

Catherine

Dickson

Wife
Female

Jane

Finlay

Step Daughter
Female

Agnes

Finlay

Step Daughter
Male

Alexander

Finlay

Step Son
First name(s) John
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dickson

Head

Married

52

1829

Ireland

Catherine

Dickson

Wife

Married

51

1830

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Finlay

Step Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Finlay

Step Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alexander

Finlay

Step Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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