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Household of Josephine Dickson (born 1832, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews, 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.

Josephine Dickson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josephine Dickson, born in 1832 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 10 members. Josephine was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; Elizabeth Bryden (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary Lockhart (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Archibald C (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Adelaide C (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James Reoch (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William Purvis (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Josephine's Servant, Mary (born 1836 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Josephine's Servant, Christina (born 1847 in Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland) and Josephine's Servant, Christina (born 1857 in Criech, Sutherland, Scotland).


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Josephine Dickson's household

Female

Josephine

Dickson

Head
Female

Elizabeth Bryden

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Mary Lockhart

Dickson

Daughter
Male

Archibald C

Dickson

Son
Female

Adelaide C

Dickson

Daughter
Male

James Reoch

Dickson

Son
Male

William Purvis

Dickson

Son
Female

Mary

Tait

Servant
Female

Christina

Bruce

Servant
Female

Christina

Bruce

Servant
First name(s) Josephine
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josephine

Dickson

Head

Widow

49

1832

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth Bryden

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Lockhart

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Archibald C

Dickson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Adelaide C

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James Reoch

Dickson

Son

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William Purvis

Dickson

Son

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Tait

Servant

Unmarried

45

1836

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Christina

Bruce

Servant

Unmarried

34

1847

Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Bruce

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Criech, Sutherland, Scotland

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