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Household of William Dickson (born 1837, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Biggar, Lanarkshire, 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 Peeblesshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Dickson, born in 1834 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1859 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1866 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Barbara (born 1877 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Dickson's household

Male

William

Dickson

Head
Female

Mary

Dickson

Wife
Female

Mary

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Dickson

Daughter
Male

John

Dickson

Son
Male

William

Dickson

Son
Male

James

Dickson

Son
Female

Barbara

Dickson

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

Peeblesshire, Scotland

Mary

Dickson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Dickson

Daughter

-

22

1859

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dickson

Daughter

-

15

1866

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Dickson

Son

-

11

1870

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Dickson

Son

-

10

1871

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Dickson

Son

-

8

1873

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbara

Dickson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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