Betsy (Dickson) Duncan (1874)

Born 5 Oct 1874 in Ruthven, Forfarshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

When Betsy Dickson was born on October 5, 1874, in Ruthven, Angus, Scotland, her father, John Dickson, was 27, and her mother, Betsy Edward, was 27. She married Alexander Duncan on March 20, 1901, in Dundee, Angus, Scotland.

• 1874 Oct 5 birth, Ruthven, Forfarshire, Scotland.
• 1881 Scotland census, Correffie Cottage, Lintrathen. Betsy Dickson 34, John Dickson 33 farm servant, Isabella B Dickson 8, Ellen/Helen M Dickson 7, James Dickson 5, Jessie A F Dickson 3, Ann Dickson 2, William E S Dickson 6 Mo.
• 1891 Scotland census, 38 Alex St., Dundee. Relation to Head of House: Head, Occupation: Loaryman, Jno Dickson 43, Betsy Dickson 40, Betsy Dickson 16, Jas Dickson 15, Jessie Dickson 13, Ann Dickson 12, Wm Dickson 10, Dad Dickson 8, Jno Gall 37 lodger.
• 1901 Mar 20, marriage to Alexander Duncan, Victoria Hall, Dundee, Scotland.
• 1901 Scotland census, Coldside, Law Farm, St. Clement, Dundee. Alexander Duncan 28 Dairyman, Betsy Duncan 26 Dairyman's wife, James Duncan 20 brother-in-law/occupation Butchers Shopman, William Duncan 18 brother-in-law/occupation House Joiners Apprentice, William Webster 17 boarder/occupation Cattleman on Farm, Mary Ann White 22 servant/occupation Dairymaid, Janes Hay 19 servant/occupation farm servant.

Sources

• Family Search; https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/M1NJ-CCZ
• Ancestry; https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/116466765/person/132573866217/facts