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Household of Alexander Nicolson (born 1838, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, Lanarkshire, 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 Nicolson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Nicolson, born in 1838 in Dornoch, Sutherland, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Catherine Nicolson, born in 1840 in Kirriemuir, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1865 in Ireland), John (born 1868 in Ireland), William (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Nicolson's household

Male

Alexander

Nicolson

Head
Female

Catherine

Nicolson

Wife
Male

Robert

Nicolson

Son
Male

John

Nicolson

Son
Male

William

Nicolson

Son
Male

Alexander

Nicolson

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Nicolson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Nicolson

Head

Married

43

1838

Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland

Catherine

Nicolson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Kirriemuir, Perthshire, Scotland

Robert

Nicolson

Son

-

16

1865

Ireland

John

Nicolson

Son

-

13

1868

Ireland

William

Nicolson

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Nicolson

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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