Access to dynamic/programtically created $scope variables

Solved this once I realized that $scope.pagedata is a JSON object (duh) - I was not indexing correctly. So rather than $scope['pagedata.name1'] it should be $scope.pagedata['name1]. If there is point notation then that needs to be expanded. Say if it is $scope.pagedata.CQ.isStudent then you can get the data by $scope.pagedata['CQ']['isStudent'].
Hope this helps others. I am still learning Ionic, AngularJS etc...