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Household of John Dixon (born 1829, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, 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 Dixon and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dixon, born in 1829 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Ferguson, born in 1828 in -. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1858 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1862 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1864 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Adam (born 1868 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1871 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Grandmother, Elizabeth Thomson, born in 1802 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Dixon's household

Male

John

Dixon

Head
Female

Alice

Ferguson

Wife
Female

Jane

Dixon

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dixon

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Dixon

Daughter
Male

Adam

Dixon

Son
Female

Janet

Dixon

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Grandmother
First name(s) John
Last name Dixon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dixon

Head

Married

52

1829

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alice

Ferguson

Wife

Married

53

1828

-

Jane

Dixon

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dixon

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dixon

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Adam

Dixon

Son

-

13

1868

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Dixon

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Grandmother

Widow

79

1802

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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