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Household of Thomas Dickson (born 1839, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holytown, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dickson, born in 1839 in Loanhead, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Helen Dickson, born in 1842 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1860 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland), Richard (born 1862 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1868 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland), Adam (born 1870 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1875 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1879 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Dickson's household

Male

Thomas

Dickson

Head
Female

Helen

Dickson

Wife
Male

William

Dickson

Son
Male

Richard

Dickson

Son
Female

Mary

Dickson

Daughter
Male

Adam

Dickson

Son
Female

Agnes

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Dickson

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dickson

Head

Married

42

1839

Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Dickson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Dickson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Richard

Dickson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Dickson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Adam

Dickson

Son

-

11

1870

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes

Dickson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dickson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Dickson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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