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Household of John Dickson (born 1843, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestonpans, 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.

John Dickson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dickson, born in 1843 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Dickson, born in 1843 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1868 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), James C (born 1872 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Francis M (born 1876 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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John Dickson's household

Male

John

Dickson

Head
Female

Janet

Dickson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Dickson

Daughter
Male

James C

Dickson

Son
Male

Francis M

Dickson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dickson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dickson

Head

Married

38

1843

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Dickson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Dickson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James C

Dickson

Son

-

9

1872

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Francis M

Dickson

Son

-

5

1876

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Dickson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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