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Household of Andrew Nicolson (born 1846, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burra & Quarff, Shetland, 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.

Andrew Nicolson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Andrew Nicolson, born in 1846 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 9 members. Andrew was the head of the household, married to Grace Nicolson, born in 1849 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1871 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Grace (born 1874 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Robert L (born 1876 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Ann J (born 1878 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Laura (born 1880 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Andrew's Servant, Robina (born 1859 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Andrew's Visitor, Margaret (born 1869 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Andrew Nicolson's household

Male

Andrew

Nicolson

Head
Female

Grace

Nicolson

Wife
Female

Mary

Nicolson

Daughter
Female

Grace

Nicolson

Daughter
Male

Robert L

Nicolson

Son
Female

Ann J

Nicolson

Daughter
Female

Laura

Nicolson

Daughter
Female

Robina

Leisk

Servant
Female

Margaret

Stout

Visitor
First name(s) Andrew
Last name Nicolson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Andrew

Nicolson

Head

Married

35

1846

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Grace

Nicolson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary

Nicolson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Grace

Nicolson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Robert L

Nicolson

Son

-

5

1876

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Ann J

Nicolson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Laura

Nicolson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Robina

Leisk

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Stout

Visitor

-

12

1869

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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