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Household of William Dickson (born 1855, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dickson, born in 1855 in Bolton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dickson, born in 1854 in Oldhamstocks, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; Marion T (born 1875 in Bolton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Thomas (born 1876 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Helen (born 1879 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Step Daughter, Elizabeth Lothian, born in 1879 in Berwickshire, Scotland.


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William Dickson's household

Male

William

Dickson

Head
Female

Margaret

Dickson

Wife
Female

Marion T

Dickson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Dickson

Son
Female

Helen

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Lothian

Step Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Bolton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dickson

Head

Married

26

1855

Bolton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Dickson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Oldhamstocks, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Marion T

Dickson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Bolton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

Dickson

Son

-

5

1876

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Helen

Dickson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Lothian

Step Daughter

-

2

1879

Berwickshire, Scotland

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