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Household of Thomas Dickson (born 1823, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durrisdeer, 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.

Thomas Dickson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dickson, born in 1823 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Dickson, born in 1835 in Tynron, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1859 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1870 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Alice (born 1873 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Frances J (born 1878 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Esther (born 1849 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Agnes (born 1862 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Dickson's household

Male

Thomas

Dickson

Head
Female

Catherine

Dickson

Wife
Female

Jane

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Frances J

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Esther

Findlater

Servant
Female

Agnes

Stewart

Servant
Female

Mary

Maxwell

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dickson

Head

Married

58

1823

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Catherine

Dickson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Tynron, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Dickson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Alice

Dickson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Frances J

Dickson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Esther

Findlater

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Stewart

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Maxwell

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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