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Household of Robert Dickson (born 1835, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, 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.

Robert Dickson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Dickson, born in 1835 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dickson, born in 1841 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Elizabeth M (born 1868 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1873 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1878 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1879 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Elizabeth Gray, born in 1871 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Robert Dickson's household

Male

Robert

Dickson

Head
Female

Margaret

Dickson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth M

Dickson

Daughter
Male

John

Dickson

Son
Female

Helen

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Christina

Dickson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Dickson

Son
Male

James

Dickson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gray

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Dickson

Head

Married

46

1835

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dickson

Wife

Married

40

1841

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth M

Dickson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Dickson

Son

-

12

1869

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Dickson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dickson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Dickson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Dickson

Son

-

2

1879

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Dickson

Son

-

0

1881

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gray

Servant

Unmarried

10

1871

Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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