Peter Dickson (1836 - 1905)

Born 30 Jun 1836 in Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Marion (Mathieson) Dickson — married 11 Nov 1861 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Died 21 Sep 1905 at age 69 in Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Peter was born in 1836 to Thomas Dickson and Elizabeth (Thomson) Dickson in the parish of Tranent, Haddingtonshire, Scotland. Peter's father died in a shipwreck while fishing in the FIrth of Forth in December 1839, leaving Peter's mother with six children under 14.

In the 1841 Scotland census, Peter (age 4) was in Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire, with his mother and siblings.^[1]

In the 1851 Scotland census, Peter (age 14), Fisherman, was with his mother and siblings at Free Church Lane, Cockenzie, Tranent parish, East Lothian.^[2]

Peter Dickson (age 26) Fisherman, married Marion (Mathieson) Dickson (age 22), Servant, on 11 November 1861 at the U.P. Church in Tranent, Haddingtonshire, Scotland. They both lived in Cockenzie.^[3]

In the 1881 Scotland Census, Peter (age 44), Fisherman, was at home on Church Lane in Tranent with his wife Marion and their eight children. ^[4]

Peter (age 62) Fisherman, died at home (5 Echo Place, Cockenzie) on 21 September 1905. The cause was apoplexy. His son William was the informant on details for the death register.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ 1841 Scotland Census: "1841 Scotland Census", database
   Parish: Cockenzie; ED: 2; Page: 9; Line: 400; Year: 1841
   Ancestry Record 1004 #847180 (accessed 14 April 2024)
   Peter Dixon (4) in Cockenzie, Cockenzie, East Lothian. Born in East Lothian, Scotland.
2. ↑ 1851 Scotland Census: "1851 Scotland Census", database
   Parish: Tranent; ED: 12; Page: 6; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1851_194; Year: 1851; Household schedule number: 26; Roll: CSSCT1851_194
   Ancestry Record 1076 #2280133 (accessed 14 April 2024)
   Peter Dickson (14) son, Fisherman, in household of Elizabeth Thomas (49) on Free Church Lane, Cockenzie, Tranent, East Lothian. Born in Tranent, Haddingtonshire.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Scotland Statutory Registers - Marriages" [1]. (National Records of Scotland, Scotland's People). Dickson (Peter and Marion Mathieson) Marriage Register 11Nov1861 ranent, Scotland. ScotlandsPeople_M1861_722_00_0014Z. Citing the record: "1861 Mathieson, Marion (Statutory registers Marriages 722/ 27)". National Records of Scotland. Image was accessed at 17 February 2022. ScotlandsPeople_M1861_722_00_0014Z.
   No. 27: Marriage 11 November 1861 at Tranent after banns according to the forms of the UP Church, Tranent.
   Parties: Peter Dickson, age 26, Fisherman, single; and Marion Mathieson, age 22, Servant, single. Both reside at Cockenzie, Tranent.
   Parents: Thomas Dickson, Fisherman, and Elizabeth Dickson M.S. Thomson; William Mathieson, Fisherman, and Anne(?) Mathieson M.s. Cairns.
   Officient: William Taclane, Minister of the U.P. Church, Tranent.
   Witnesses: Thomas Dickson and Ann Mathieson.
   Recorded: 11 November 1861 at Tranent by William Hamilton, Registrar.
4. ↑ Scotland 1881 Census: "Census 1881 (LDS)" [2] (National Records of Scotland, General Register House Edinburgh, Scotland).
   Source: FHL Film 0224028. GRO Ref Volume 722. EnumDist 12. Page 7. Reference Number: 769578. Census Place: Tranent, Haddington, Scotland.
   Dwelling: Church Lane. Peter DICKSON, Head, Married, age 44, Male, occupation: Fisherman; birthplace: Cockenzie, Haddington, Scotland.
5. ↑ Death Register: "Scotland Statutory Registers - Deaths" [3] (National Records of Scotland, General Register House Edinburgh, Scotland). Dickson (Peter) Death Register 21Sep1905 Cockenzie, Scotland. ScotlandsPeople_D1905_00_0021Z. Citing the Record: "1905 Dickson, Peter (Statutory registers Deaths 722/ 62)". National Records of Scotland. Accessed at 17 February 2022.
   Death Register. Page 21.
   1905 Deaths in the Parish of Tranent in the County of Haddington.
   No. 62: Peter Dickson, male, age 68 years, Fisherman; married to Marion Mathieson. Died 21 September 1905; 0h 55m PM at 5 Echo Place, Cockenzie.
   Parents: Thomas Dickson, Fisherman, deceased, and Elizabeth Dickson M.S. Thomson, deceased.
   Cause of death: Apoplexy, 14 days, as certified by A.S. Miller, MD.
   Informant: William Dickson, son, present at death; residing at Donaldson's Land, Cockenzie.
   Recorded 21 September 1905 at Tranent by A.N. Russell.