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Household of Alexander Nicol (born 1840, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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 Nicol and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Nicol, born in 1840 in Thurso, Caithness, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Nicol, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alice (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Christina (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Father, James Nicol, born in 1800 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland.


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Alexander Nicol's household

Male

Alexander

Nicol

Head
Female

Margaret

Nicol

Wife
Female

Margaret

Nicol

Daughter
Female

Janet

Nicol

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Nicol

Daughter
Female

Alice

Nicol

Daughter
Male

James

Nicol

Son
Female

Christina

Nicol

Daughter
Male

James

Nicol

Father
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Nicol
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Nicol

Head

Married

41

1840

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Nicol

Wife

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Nicol

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Nicol

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Nicol

Daughter

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alice

Nicol

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Nicol

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Nicol

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Nicol

Father

Widower

81

1800

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

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