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Household of Alexander Nicolson (born 1848, Midlothian)

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 Nicolson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Nicolson, born in 1848 in Canongate, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane B Nicolson, born in 1850 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jane B (born 1870 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1872 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Bessie Cunningham, born in 1866 in Midlothian, Scotland.


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Alexander Nicolson's household

Male

Alexander

Nicolson

Head
Female

Jane B

Nicolson

Wife
Female

Jane B

Nicolson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Nicolson

Son
Female

Bessie

Cunningham

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Nicolson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Nicolson

Head

Married

33

1848

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane B

Nicolson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane B

Nicolson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Nicolson

Son

-

9

1872

Midlothian, Scotland

Bessie

Cunningham

Servant

-

15

1866

Midlothian, Scotland

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