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Household of Thomas M Dickson (born 1825, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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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 M Dickson and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas M Dickson, born in 1825 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 13 members. Thomas M was the head of the household, married to Mary E Dickson, born in 1835 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 1 child; Walter C, born 1855 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas M's Visitor, William T B F (born 1855 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Thomas M's Governess, Ellen Poniton (born 1857 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Thomas M's Boarder, Hulbert J A (born 1869 in Frome, Somerset, England), Thomas M's Boarder, Walter J (born 1869 in Heswall, Cheshire, England), Thomas M's Boarder, Goddard (born 1871 in Heswall, Cheshire, England), Thomas M's Boarder, George Douglas (born 1871 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England), Thomas M's Boarder, Alfred (born 1872 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Thomas M's Servant, Andre C (born 1845 in Denmark), Thomas M's Servant, Ellen (born 1863 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Thomas M's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Ireland).


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Thomas M Dickson's household

Male

Thomas M

Dickson

Head
Female

Mary E

Dickson

Wife
Male

Walter C

Dickson

Son
Male

William T B F

Smith

Visitor
Female

Ellen Poniton

Gibson

Governess
Male

Hulbert J A

Sheppard

Boarder
Male

Walter J

Gaskell

Boarder
Male

Goddard

Gaskell

Boarder
Male

George Douglas

Wilson

Boarder
Male

Alfred

Cowley

Boarder
Female

Andre C

Rechendorff

Servant
Female

Ellen

Kavanagh

Servant
Female

Mary

Mulligan

Servant
First name(s) Thomas M
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas M

Dickson

Head

Married

56

1825

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary E

Dickson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Walter C

Dickson

Son

Single

26

1855

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

William T B F

Smith

Visitor

Single

26

1855

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Ellen Poniton

Gibson

Governess

Single

24

1857

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Hulbert J A

Sheppard

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Frome, Somerset, England

Walter J

Gaskell

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Heswall, Cheshire, England

Goddard

Gaskell

Boarder

Single

10

1871

Heswall, Cheshire, England

George Douglas

Wilson

Boarder

Single

10

1871

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Alfred

Cowley

Boarder

Single

9

1872

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Andre C

Rechendorff

Servant

Single

36

1845

Denmark

Ellen

Kavanagh

Servant

Single

18

1863

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mary

Mulligan

Servant

Single

23

1858

Ireland

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