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Household of Robert Dickson (born 1827, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lasswade, 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.

Robert Dickson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Dickson, born in 1827 in Newton, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dickson, born in 1826 in Garvald, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; Catharine (born 1857 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland), Mathew (born 1861 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1864 in Newton, Midlothian, Scotland) and Adam (born 1867 in Newton, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, Alexander Vickers, born in 1853 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Robert Dickson's household

Male

Robert

Dickson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dickson

Wife
Female

Catharine

Dickson

Daughter
Male

Mathew

Dickson

Son
Male

John

Dickson

Son
Male

Adam

Dickson

Son
Male

Alexander

Vickers

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Dickson

Head

Married

54

1827

Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dickson

Wife

Married

55

1826

Garvald, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Catharine

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Mathew

Dickson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Dickson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

Adam

Dickson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Vickers

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

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