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Household of Alexander Nicholson (born 1855, Kirkcudbrightshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, 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 1855 in Dunscore, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ellen Nicholson, born in 1856 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1877 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1878 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Lillian (born 1881 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Nicholson's household
Alexander
Nicholson
Head
Ellen
Nicholson
Wife
William
Nicholson
Son
Ellen
Nicholson
Daughter
Lillian
Nicholson
Daughter
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Nicholson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 26 |
| Birth year | 1855 |
| Birth place | Dunscore, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Nicholson | Head | Married | 26 | 1855 | Dunscore, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
Ellen | Nicholson | Wife | Married | 25 | 1856 | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
William | Nicholson | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Ellen | Nicholson | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Lillian | Nicholson | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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