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Household of Nicholas Dickson (born 1831, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.

Nicholas Dickson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicholas Dickson, born in 1831 in Gattonside, Roxburghshire, consisted of 8 members. Nicholas was the head of the household, married to Janet Manners Or Dickson, born in 1832 in Kilmington, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert M (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Charles O (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie O (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Nicholas's Servant, Lilly McQueen, born in 1852 in Easdale, Argyllshire, Scotland.


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Nicholas Dickson's household

Male

Nicholas

Dickson

Head
Female

Janet

Manners Or Dickson

Wife
Female

Mary A

Dickson

Daughter
Male

William

Dickson

Son
Male

Robert M

Dickson

Son
Male

Charles O

Dickson

Son
Female

Jessie O

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Lilly

McQueen

Servant
First name(s) Nicholas
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Gattonside, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicholas

Dickson

Head

Married

50

1831

Gattonside, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Janet

Manners Or Dickson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Kilmington, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary A

Dickson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Dickson

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert M

Dickson

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles O

Dickson

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie O

Dickson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lilly

McQueen

Servant

-

29

1852

Easdale, Argyllshire, Scotland

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