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Household of William Dickson (born 1849, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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.

William Dickson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dickson, born in 1849 in Shropshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dickson, born in 1854 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1878 in Moston, Lancashire, England) and Millicent (born 1881 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England).


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William Dickson's household

Male

William

Dickson

Head
Female

Sarah

Dickson

Wife
Male

William

Dickson

Son
Male

John

Dickson

Son
Male

Arthur

Dickson

Son
Female

Mary E

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Millicent

Dickson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Shropshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dickson

Head

Married

32

1849

Shropshire, England

Sarah

Dickson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Dickson

Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Dickson

Son

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Dickson

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Dickson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Moston, Lancashire, England

Millicent

Dickson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

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