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William Dickson 1823–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1823

Birth Location: Duneparl, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 7 May 1885

Death Location: High Street, Linlithgow, Scotland

Father: Thomas Dickson

Mother: Elizabeth Thomson

Spouse(s): Isabella Meikle

Children(s): Janet Dickson, Margaret Dickson, John Dickson, Thomas Dickson, William Dickson, David Dickson, Jessie Dickson, William Dickson, James Dickson, Archibald Dickson

In 1823, William Dickson entered the world in Duneparl, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Dickson And Elizabeth Thomson. In 1841, William Dickson resided in Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland. In 1851, William Dickson resided in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland. William Dickson married Isabella Meikle, and had children including Archibald Meikle Dickson, David Veitch Dickson, James Dickson, Janet Dickson, Jessie Dickson, John Meikle Dickson, Margaret Dickson, Thomas Forrest Dickson, William Dickson, William West Dickson. William Dickson passed away in 1885 in High Street, Linlithgow, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1823, William Dickson entered the world in Duneparl, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Dickson And Elizabeth Thomson.
  • In 1841, William Dickson resided in Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
  • In 1851, William Dickson resided in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland.
  • William Dickson married Isabella Meikle, and had children including Archibald Meikle Dickson, David Veitch Dickson, James Dickson, Janet Dickson, Jessie Dickson, John Meikle Dickson, Margaret Dickson, Thomas Forrest Dickson, William Dickson, William West Dickson.
  • William Dickson passed away in 1885 in High Street, Linlithgow, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Dickson
1800–
Birth Location: Cockenzie, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
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Elizabeth Thomson
1803–
Birth Location: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Isabella Meikle
1828–1881
Birth Location: Linlithgow, Scotland
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Children(s)

Janet Dickson
1848–1863
Birth Location: Linlithgow, Linlithgow
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Margaret Dickson
1851–1910
Birth Location: Linlithgow, Scotland
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John Dickson
1855–1935
Birth Location: Linlithgow, Linlithgow
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Thomas Dickson
1856–1915
Birth Location: Linlithgow,West Lothian,Scotland
TD
William Dickson
1861–1863
Birth Location: Linlithgow,West Lothian,Scotland
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David Dickson
1865–
Birth Location: Linlithgow,West Lothian,Scotland
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Jessie Dickson
1848–
Birth Location: Linlithgow, Scotland
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William Dickson
1848–1855
Birth Location: Linlithgow, Scotland
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James Dickson
1863–1867
Birth Location: Linlithgow,West Lothian,Scotland
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Archibald Dickson
1858–1939
Birth Location: 209 high st linlithgow, Linlithgowshire, Scotland
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William Dickson's Ancestors

Self
William Dickson
1823–1885
Birth Place: Duneparl, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Dickson
1800–
Cockenzie, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Elizabeth Thomson
1803–
Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
William Dickson
1761–1835
Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland
Janet Barclay
1763–1841
Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
John Thomson
1776–1852
Oakwood, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Dickson
1728–1775
John Barclay
1724–1765
Cecila Cockburn
1724–1765
Thomas Thomson
1736–1813
Helen Scott
1749–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Dickson
1686–
Euphan Cockburn
1700–
John Barclay
1683–1729
Margaret Heriot
1695–1729
Margaret Achison
1682–
John Thomson
1707–

William Dickson's Descendants

1.
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William Dickson (1823–7 May 1885) m. Isabella Meikle (1828–after 1881)
  1. 1. Janet Dickson 1848–1863
  2. 2. Margaret Dickson 1851–1910 m. William (Thomas) Bowie 1844–1921
    1. 1. William Bowie 1879–1971
      1. 1. Margaret (Crichton Dickson) Bowie 1902–1976
      2. 2. Isabella (Meikle Dickson) Bowie 1904–1997
        1. 1. Isabel (Mary) Williams 1941–2002
    2. 2. Janet Bowie 1876– m. George (Millan) Ford 1873–1945
      1. 1. Alan (Dundas) Ford 1913–1985
      2. 2. Georgina Ford 1907–1986
    3. 3. Hugh Bowie 1871–
    4. 4. Isabella Bowie 1874–1948
    5. 5. Alison (Davidson) Bowie 1881–1948
    6. 6. Agnes Bowie 1884–
    7. 7. Margaret Bowie 1885–
    8. 8. Thomas (William) Bowie 1888–1962
  3. 3. John (Meikle) Dickson 1855–1935
  4. 4. Thomas (Forrest) Dickson 1856–1915
    1. 1. peter (winton miller) dickson 1892–1948
      1. 1. agnes (robertson) dickson 1919–1999
  5. 5. William (West) Dickson 1861–1863
  6. 6. David (Veitch) Dickson 1865–
  7. 7. Jessie Dickson 1848–
  8. 8. William Dickson 1848–1855
  9. 9. James Dickson 1863–1867
  10. 10. Archibald (Meikle) Dickson 1858–1939 m. Elizabeth Watson 1857–1887
    1. 1. Alexander (Watson) Dickson 1883–1933 m. Isabella Meikle 1881–1950
      1. 1. Alexander (Watson) Dickson 1919–1991 m. Catherine (Walker) Grahame –2000
    2. 2. Archibald (Meikle) Dickson 1885–1962 m. Joanna (Scott) Gordon 1884–1960
      1. 1. William (Ballantyne) Dickson 1910– m. Molly (Isobel) Nichol 1913–2006
        1. 1. William (Gordon) Dickson 1939–2001
      2. 2. William (Gordon) Dickson 1904–1904
      3. 3. James (Gordon) Dickson 1908–2004 m. Lorna Lane 1921–2014
        1. 1. Sandra (Louise) Dickson 1949–1993
    3. 3. William Dickson 1881–1957 m. Marion Coates 1879–1965
      1. 1. Jean Dickson 1916–1995

William Dickson's Timeline

7 Records

1823
1823
Birth of William Dickson in Duneparl, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Duneparl, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1841
1841
Age 18
William Dickson resided here in Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 28
William Dickson resided here in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 38
William Dickson resided here in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 48
William Dickson resided here in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 58
William Dickson resided here in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
1885
7 May 1885
Age 62
Death of William Dickson in High Street, Linlithgow, Scotland
High Street, Linlithgow, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Duneparl, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Dunipace; ED: 2; Page: 15; Line: 1460; Year: 1841
    [2] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Linlithgow; ED: 6; Page: 5; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1851_174; Year: 1851
    [3] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Linlithgow; ED: 2; Page: 22; Line: 25; Roll: CSSCT1861_120
    [4] 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Linlithgow; ED: 7; Page: 4; Line: 9; Roll: CSSCT1871_153
    [5] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Linlithgow; ED: 7; Page: 7; Line: 21; Roll: cssct1881_273
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Dunipace; ED: 2; Page: 15; Line: 1460; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Linlithgow; ED: 6; Page: 5; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1851_174; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Linlithgow; ED: 2; Page: 22; Line: 25; Roll: CSSCT1861_120

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Linlithgow; ED: 7; Page: 4; Line: 9; Roll: CSSCT1871_153

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Linlithgow; ED: 7; Page: 7; Line: 21; Roll: cssct1881_273

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1885
    Event Place: High Street, Linlithgow, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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