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Household of William Dickson (born 1837, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dickson, born in 1837 in Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Dickson, born in 1835 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John W (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Elizabeth T (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father, William (born 1809 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and William's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1809 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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William Dickson's household

Male

William

Dickson

Head
Female

Jane

Dickson

Wife
Male

John W

Dickson

Son
Male

William

Dickson

Son
Female

Elizabeth T

Dickson

Daughter
Male

William

Dickson

Father
Female

Elizabeth

Dickson

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

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dickson

Head

Married

44

1837

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Jane

Dickson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

John W

Dickson

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Dickson

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth T

Dickson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Dickson

Father

Married

72

1809

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dickson

Mother

Married

72

1809

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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