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Household of Peter Dickinson (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, England

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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.

Peter Dickinson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Dickinson, born in 1839 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary A Dickinson, born in 1839 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary J (born 1873 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Mary M (born 1875 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Martha A (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Servant, Margaret Mc Gilpin, born in 1853 in Lancashire, England.


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Peter Dickinson's household

Male

Peter

Dickinson

Head
Female

Mary A

Dickinson

Wife
Female

Mary J

Dickinson

Daughter
Female

Mary M

Dickinson

Daughter
Female

Martha A

Dickinson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Mc Gilpin

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Dickinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Dickinson

Head

Married

42

1839

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Dickinson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Dickinson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary M

Dickinson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Preston, Lancashire, England

Martha A

Dickinson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Mc Gilpin

Servant

Single

28

1853

Lancashire, England

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