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Household of William Dickson (born 1823, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormiston, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dickson, born in 1823 in Salton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dickson, born in 1835 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; George (born 1864 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Janet (born 1869 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, William Brown, born in 1847 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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William Dickson's household

Male

William

Dickson

Head
Female

Margaret

Dickson

Wife
Male

George

Dickson

Son
Female

Janet

Dickson

Daughter
Male

William

Brown

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Salton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dickson

Head

Married

58

1823

Salton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Dickson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

George

Dickson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Dickson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Brown

Boarder

Unmarried

34

1847

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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