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Household of Alexander Nicol (born 1837, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 Nicol and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Nicol, born in 1837 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Nicol, born in 1837 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1868 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Maggie (born 1862 in Grange, Banffshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, Helen W (born 1815 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Maggie (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Nicol's household

Male

Alexander

Nicol

Head
Female

Helen

Nicol

Wife
Male

Alexander

Nicol

Son
Male

James

Nicol

Son
Male

George

Nicol

Son
Male

William

Nicol

Son
Male

John

Nicol

Son
Female

Maggie

Robertson

Servant
Female

Helen W

Livingston

Boarder
Female

Maggie

Anderson

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Nicol
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Nicol

Head

Married

44

1837

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Nicol

Wife

Married

44

1837

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Nicol

Son

-

13

1868

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Nicol

Son

-

5

1876

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Nicol

Son

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Nicol

Son

-

2

1879

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Nicol

Son

-

0

1881

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Grange, Banffshire, Scotland

Helen W

Livingston

Boarder

Widow

66

1815

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie

Anderson

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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