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Household of Alexander Nicholson (born 1848, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith (Landward), Midlothian, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Nicholson, born in 1848 in Portree, Invernessshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Nicholson, born in 1858 in United States. They had 1 child; Annie, born 1880 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Visitor, Catherine (born 1867 in Portree, Invernessshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Visitor, Charlotte (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Nicholson's household

Male

Alexander

Nicholson

Head
Female

Mary

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Annie

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Johnston

Visitor
Female

Charlotte

Brown

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Portree, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Alexander

Nicholson

Head

Married

33

1848

Portree, Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

Nicholson

Wife

Married

23

1858

United States

Annie

Nicholson

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Johnston

Visitor

Unmarried

14

1867

Portree, Invernessshire, Scotland

Charlotte

Brown

Visitor

Unmarried

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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