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Household of Richard Dickson (born 1827, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, 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.

Richard Dickson and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Dickson, born in 1827 in Portobello, Midlothian, consisted of 13 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dickson, born in 1839 in Fife, Scotland. They had 9 children; Richard (born 1855 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Marion (born 1868 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Eveline (born 1871 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Annie (born 1876 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1845 in Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland) and Richard's Servant, Margaret (born 1860 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Richard Dickson's household

Male

Richard

Dickson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dickson

Wife
Male

Richard

Dickson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Marion

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Eveline

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Hardie

Servant
Female

Margaret

Scott

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Dickson

Head

Married

54

1827

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dickson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Fife, Scotland

Richard

Dickson

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Dickson

Daughter

-

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Dickson

Daughter

-

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Marion

Dickson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Eveline

Dickson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Dickson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Dickson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Hardie

Servant

Unmarried

36

1845

Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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