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Household of Adam Nicholson (born 1842, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Johnstone & Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Adam Nicholson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Nicholson, born in 1842 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Maggie Nicholson, born in 1846 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1870 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in South America), James (born 1876 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1880 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Adam (born 1881 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Adam Nicholson's household

Male

Adam

Nicholson

Head
Female

Maggie

Nicholson

Wife
Male

William

Nicholson

Son
Male

John

Nicholson

Son
Male

James

Nicholson

Son
Female

Maggie

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Adam

Nicholson

Son
First name(s) Adam
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Nicholson

Head

Married

39

1842

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie

Nicholson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Nicholson

Son

-

11

1870

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Nicholson

Son

-

7

1874

South America

James

Nicholson

Son

-

5

1876

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maggie

Nicholson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Adam

Nicholson

Son

-

0

1881

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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