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Household of William Dickson (born 1837, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dickson, born in 1837 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Dickson, born in 1832 in Horsforth, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1858 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1860 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1863 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Jane (born 1865 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Son, William (born 1865 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), William's Step Son, Walter (born 1871 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), William's Step Daughter, Isabella (born 1874 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), William's Visitor, John (born 1866 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), William's Boarder Lodger, John (born 1820 in -) and William's Boarder Lodger, Joseph (born 1831 in -).


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William Dickson's household

Male

William

Dickson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Dickson

Wife
Male

George

Lye

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Lye

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Lye

Daughter
Female

Jane

Lye

Daughter
Male

William

Dickson

Step Son
Male

Walter

Dickson

Step Son
Female

Isabella

Dickson

Step Daughter
Male

John

Dickson

Visitor
Male

John

Newsam

Boarder Lodger
Male

Joseph

Newsam

Boarder Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dickson

Head

Married

44

1837

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary Ann

Dickson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Horsforth, Yorkshire, England

George

Lye

Son

Single

23

1858

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Lye

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Lye

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Lye

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

William

Dickson

Step Son

Single

16

1865

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Dickson

Step Son

Single

10

1871

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Isabella

Dickson

Step Daughter

Single

7

1874

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John

Dickson

Visitor

Single

15

1866

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John

Newsam

Boarder Lodger

Widower

61

1820

-

Joseph

Newsam

Boarder Lodger

Widower

50

1831

-

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