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Household of Alex Nicholson (born 1820, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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.

Alex Nicholson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Nicholson, born in 1820 in Portree, Invernessshire, consisted of 8 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to J Nicholson, born in 1826 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Isabella (born 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alex (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alex's Servant, Eliztt Anderson, born in 1863 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alex Nicholson's household

Male

Alex

Nicholson

Head
Female

J

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Isabella

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Alex

Nicholson

Son
Female

Mary

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

James

Nicholson

Son
Male

Thomas

Nicholson

Son
Female

Eliztt

Anderson

Servant
First name(s) Alex
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Portree, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Nicholson

Head

Married

61

1820

Portree, Invernessshire, Scotland

J

Nicholson

Wife

Married

55

1826

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella

Nicholson

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alex

Nicholson

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Nicholson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Nicholson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Nicholson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliztt

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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