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Elizabeth Small^1,2,3

(18 March 1836 - after 1901)

Father

Thomas Small³ (cir. 1793 - aft. 1872)

Mother

Elizabeth Blakie³ (cir. 1795 - aft. 1872)

BMDB data

Elizabeth Small was christened on 18 Mar 1836 Makerstoun, ROX, SCT

; as Elizabeth to Thomas SMAIL and Elizabeth BLACKIE.⁴
Elizabeth Small was born cir. 1840 Makerstoun, ROX

.⁵ She married Robert Dickson, son of Robert Dickson and Jemima Richardson, on 23 Feb 1872 Ednam, ROX, SCT

; (date/place from igi), Dist 788 #1 cert shows: Robert ag lab, single, 31, living Kinderside, s/o Robert Dickson farm steward and Jemima m.s. Richardson, mar. Elizabeth a single, 30 yr old dom. serv living Kelso, d/o Thomas Small farm steward and Elizabeth Blakie. Wit: Henry Dickson (assumed to be Robert's brother) and Elizabeth Small. (NB birth cert of son Robert has date incorrectly as 27th Feb.)^5,2,6,3
Elizabeth Dickson died aft. 1901 ?Coldstream, BEW, SCT

.⁷

Census/Where lived/Occupations

     Elizabeth Small appeared on the census of 1841 Kelso, ROX, SCT, in the household of Thomas Small and Elizabeth Blakie.⁸ Elizabeth Small was still living Kelso, ROX, in Feb 1872 when she married Robert, her occupation being given as a dom. servant.³
     The census of 3 Apr 1881 showed Elizabeth with her husband Robert, their sons Robert and Thomas, their dtr Ann Dalcove Maine, Mertoun, BEW, SCT, household enumerated as DICKSON: Robert, 40, farm steward b Morebattle, wife Elizbeth 41 b Makerston. Children (all scholars): Robert 8 b Kelso, Ann and Thomas, both 6 b Mertoun.⁵ Elizabeth Dickson appeared on the census of 1891 as wife of Robert Dickson Dalcove Mains Farm, Mertoun, BEW, SCT, enumerated as DICKSON: Robert 50 farm steward b Morebattle, ROX; wife Elizabeth 50 b Makerstoun, ROX; Children: Robert 18 ag lab b Kelso; Thomas 16 ag lab b Mertoun, Ann 16 b Mertoun.⁹
     The census of 1901 showed Elizabeth with her husband Robert, their sons Robert and Thomas, their dtr Ann Lennel Hill, Coldstream, BEW, SCT, household enumerated as DICKSON: Robert 60 farm steward b Morebattle, ROX; wife Elisabeth 60 b Kelso ROX; Children: Robert 28 ploughman b Kelso; Thomas 26 ?arcatea? water manufacturer b Mertoun, Ann 26 mother's help b Mertoun.⁷

Names

Elizabeth Small was also known as Elizabeth Smail (thats the letter i followed by an l, not two letter ls.)^5,10

Family

Robert Dickson (Oct 1840 - aft. 1901)

Children

Robert Dickson^5,10,2 (Mar 1873 - aft. 1901)
Thomas Dickson¹⁰ (Mar 1873 - bef. Oct 1874)
Ann Dickson^5,11 (Oct 1874 - aft. 1901)
Thomas Dickson^5,11 (Oct 1874 - aft. 1901)

Charts

William RICHARDSON of Pringlestead, Eckford
RUNCIMAN of Earlston/Wanton Walls
FAMILTON

Last Edited

15 Jul 2007

Citations

Hard to know if correct surname is SMAIL or SMALL, both marriage and birth of son Robert were transcribed as SMALL.
GRO, SCT, BDM searches at GRO SCT: Birth cert. 1873 Robert DICKSON trans. Robert McC Sep 2002.
GRO, SCT, BDM searches at GRO SCT: Mar. cert 1872 Robert DICKSON/Elizabeth SMALL, trans. Stuart H Jul 2003.
Online search: assorted surnames, International Genealogical Index (IGI), SMAIL/BLACKIE baptisms, batch C117974, extracted Mar 2005.
1881 Census transcripts, UK, via Family Search/LDS CDs, FHL Film 0224032 GRO Ref Volume 751 EnumDist 2 Page 5.
Online search: assorted surnames, International Genealogical Index (IGI), DICKSON Batch M117881 Feb 2002.
1901 Census (images for ENG, transcriptions for SCT), UK, Via Ancestry.com, Coldstream, BEW Reg 733 Ed 3 Pg 16 Sched 86, hsehold of Robert & Elizabeth DICKSON, extracted Jun 2007.
FreeCensus, UK online at http://www.freecen.org.uk/, 1841 Kelso, ROX SCT1841/793 ED 3 Folio 3 Page 48, extracted Mar 2005.
1891 Census (images for ENG, transcriptions for SCT), UK, Via Ancestry.com, Mertoun, BEW Reg 751 Ed 2 Pg 8 Sched 36, hsehold of Robert & Elizabeth DICKSON, extracted Jun 2007.
Online search: assorted surnames, International Genealogical Index (IGI), DICKSON Batch C117931 Feb 2002.
Online search: assorted surnames, International Genealogical Index (IGI), DICKSON Batch C117511 Feb 2002.

E. & O. E. Some/most parish records are rather hard to read and names, places hard to interpret, particularly if you are unfamiliar with an area.

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