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Household of Thomas Dickson (born 1838, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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.

Thomas Dickson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dickson, born in 1838 in Dysart, Fife, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Dickson, born in 1841 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; Helen (born 1865 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Sarah A McArthur, born in 1856 in Ireland.


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Thomas Dickson's household

Male

Thomas

Dickson

Head
Female

Catherine

Dickson

Wife
Female

Helen

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

McArthur

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dickson

Head

Married

43

1838

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Dickson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Dickson

Daughter

-

16

1865

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dickson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah A

McArthur

Boarder

-

25

1856

Ireland

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