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Household of William Dickson (born 1837, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Culsamond, Aberdeenshire, 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.

William Dickson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dickson, born in 1837 in Insch, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sophia Dickson, born in 1842 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John M (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James T (born 1875 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Sophia J (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Lizzie H (born 1880 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother, Margaret Dickson, born in 1808 in Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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William Dickson's household

Male

William

Dickson

Head
Female

Sophia

Dickson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Dickson

Daughter
Male

John M

Dickson

Son
Male

James T

Dickson

Son
Female

Sophia J

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Lizzie H

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Dickson

Mother
First name(s) William
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dickson

Head

Married

44

1837

Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sophia

Dickson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John M

Dickson

Son

-

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James T

Dickson

Son

-

6

1875

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sophia J

Dickson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Lizzie H

Dickson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dickson

Mother

Widow

73

1808

Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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