Margaret Chalmers Dickson domestic servant

Parents:

• Birth*: Margaret Chalmers Dickson domestic servant was born on 26 November 1896 at 28 Lowdens Alley, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1896 Births in the district of St Peter in the burgh of Dundee, ref 816, Margaret Chalmers Dickson (vaccinated as per certificate dated 7th June 1897 JGM Regr), 1896 November 26th 1h 15m AM 28 Lowdens Alley Dundee, parents John Dickson calender worker and Eliza Jane Dickson ms McManus; married 1888 January 2nd Dundee, informant Eliza Dickson, mother, registered 1896 December 9the at Dundee T Y Miller regr.^1,2
• She was the daughter of John Dickson cloth inspector and Eliza Jane McManus jute spinner.
• (Bride) Marriage*: Margaret Chalmers Dickson domestic servant married Alexander Smith Fulton plumber on 22 December 1922 at 28 Inverleith Terrace, St Bernard, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, ; 1922 marriages in the district of St Bernard in the city of Edinburgh; ref 196; 1922 on the twenty-second day of December at 28 Inverleith Terrace Edinburgh after banns according to the forms of the Church of Scotland; Alexander Smith Fulton plumber journeyman bachelor, 32, 11 Leslie Place Edinburgh; Peter Fulton joiner journeyman Elizabeth Fulton ms Guthrie; Margaret Chalmer Dickson domestic servant spinster, 26, 4 Leslie Place Edinburgh, John Dickson jute factory worker Eliza Jane Dickson ms McManus; Alexander Fiddes minister of St Bernards parish Edinburgh, Christian Smith Fulton 11 Leslie Place Edinburgh witness, Peter Iveton Jnr 27 Eyne Place Edinburgh witness; 1922 December 26th at Edinburgh Wm D Alexander assist registrar, TMT.³
• (Deceased) Death*: Margaret Chalmers Dickson domestic servant died on 20 February 1929 at Royal Infirmary, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, , at age 32 1929 deaths in the district of St Clement in the burgh of Dundee; ref 259; Margaret Chalmers Fulton married to Alexander Smith Fulton plumber; 1929 February twentieth 11h 15m pm Royal Infirmary ur 27 Isles Lane Dundee; f 32 years; parents John Dickson cloth inspector Eliza Jane Dickson ms McManus; cause ruptured uterus & bladder during parturition, general peritonitis as cert by Catherine M Blackstock MBChB; Alexander S Fulton widower 27 Ilses Lane; 1929 February 21st at Dundee W H Phillip registrar.⁴

• (Witness) Photograph: She is in this photograph taken circa 1913 along with John Dickson cloth inspector, Eliza Jane McManus jute spinner, Eliza Jane Dickson jute reeler, Euphemia Dickson jute reeler, John Dickson confectioner & fruiterer, Alexander Young Dickson jute mill oiler, David Marr Dickson jute preparer, James D Dickson powerloom tenter, Peter Buick Dickson jute yarn dresser and Martin Fraser Dickson.⁵
  

  Dickson family : Standing L-R David Marr (b1901), Euphemia (b1891), John (b1893), Margaret Chalmers (b1896), Eliza Jane (b1888), Alexander Young (b1899)
  Seated on chairs : John Dickson (b1869), Eliza Jane McManus (b1869)
  Seated at front : Peter Buick (b1906), James D (b1904), Martin Fraser (b1908)
• (Witness) Photograph: Margaret Chalmers Dickson domestic servant is in this photograph taken circa 1914 at Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, , along with Eliza Jane Dickson jute reeler, Euphemia Dickson jute reeler, John Dickson confectioner & fruiterer, Alexander Young Dickson jute mill oiler and David Marr Dickson jute preparer.⁵
  
• (Witness) Photograph: Margaret Chalmers Dickson domestic servant is in this photograph taken say 1915 at Dundee, Angus, Scotland, , along with Euphemia Dickson jute reeler, Eliza Jane Dickson jute reeler.⁵
  
• Married Name: As of 22 December 1922, her married name was Fulton.³
• Newspaper Article*: Margaret Chalmers Dickson domestic servant was mentioned in a newspaper article Dundee Evening Telegraph
  DICKSON - At DRI, on 20th February, 1929, Margaret Dickson, beloved wife of Alexander Fulton, plumber late of Stockbridge, Edinburgh, third daughter of John and Mrs Dickson, Islels' Lane, Dundee. on 21 February 1929.⁶

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household	31 March 1901	They was listed as a member of the household of John Dickson cloth inspector and Eliza Jane McManus jute spinner in the 1901 census at 22 Millar's Wynd, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Margaret Dickson, daur, 4, Forfarshire, Dundee; John Dickson, head, mar, 32, jute callendar worker, worker, Forfarshire, Dundee; Eliza Jane Dickson, wife, mar, 33, Edinburgh; 2 rooms with windows.7
Member of Household	2 April 1911	They was listed as a member of the household of John Dickson cloth inspector and Eliza Jane McManus jute spinner in the 1911 census at 40 Taylors Lane, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Margaret, daug, 14, jute spinner, b Dundee; John Dickson, head, 41, married, jute calander worker, b Dundee; Eliza J Dickson, wife, 41, married 23 years, 10 children born, 9 still living, b Edinburgh; 2 rooms with windows, 10 people in household.8