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Household of Peter Dickson (born 1837, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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.

Peter Dickson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Dickson, born in 1837 in Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 10 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Marion Dickson, born in 1839 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 8 children; Thomas (born 1863 in Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes (born 1864 in Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1865 in Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Midlothian, Scotland), Peter (born 1870 in Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Charles (born 1879 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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Peter Dickson's household

Male

Peter

Dickson

Head
Female

Marion

Dickson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Dickson

Son
Female

Agnes

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dickson

Daughter
Male

William

Dickson

Son
Male

Peter

Dickson

Son
Male

John

Dickson

Son
Male

James

Dickson

Son
Male

Charles

Dickson

Son
First name(s) Peter
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Dickson

Head

Married

44

1837

Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Marion

Dickson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Dickson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Midlothian, Scotland

William

Dickson

Son

-

13

1868

Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Dickson

Son

-

11

1870

Midlothian, Scotland

John

Dickson

Son

-

7

1874

Midlothian, Scotland

James

Dickson

Son

-

5

1876

Midlothian, Scotland

Charles

Dickson

Son

-

2

1879

Midlothian, Scotland

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