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Household of Alexander Nicholson (born 1849, Caithness)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, Orkney, 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.
Alexander Nicholson and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Nicholson, born in 1849 in Thurso, Caithness, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Nicholson, born in 1851 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1871 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Jessie (born 1875 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Emma (born 1879 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).
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Alexander Nicholson's household
Alexander
Nicholson
Head
Margaret
Nicholson
Wife
Elizabeth
Nicholson
Daughter
Jessie
Nicholson
Daughter
Alexander
Nicholson
Son
Emma
Nicholson
Daughter
Margaret
Nicholson
Daughter
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Nicholson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 32 |
| Birth year | 1849 |
| Birth place | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Nicholson | Head | Married | 32 | 1849 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland | |
Margaret | Nicholson | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Nicholson | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jessie | Nicholson | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Alexander | Nicholson | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Emma | Nicholson | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Nicholson | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland |
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