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Household of Simon Dixon (born 1806, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, 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.

Simon Dixon and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Simon Dixon, born in 1806 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. Simon was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; John (born 1835 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and William (born 1838 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Simon's Daughter-In-Law, Isabella (born 1841 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Simon's Servant, Margaret (born 1856 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Simon's Servant, John (born 1865 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Simon Dixon's household

Male

Simon

Dixon

Head
Male

John

Dixon

Son
Female

Isabella

Rae

Daughter-In-Law
Male

William

Dixon

Son
Female

Margaret

Johnston

Servant
Male

John

Graham

Servant
First name(s) Simon
Last name Dixon
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 75
Birth year 1806
Birth place Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Simon

Dixon

Head

Widower

75

1806

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Dixon

Son

Married

46

1835

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isabella

Rae

Daughter-In-Law

Married

40

1841

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Dixon

Son

Unmarried

43

1838

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Johnston

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Graham

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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