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Household of Andrew Nicolson (born 1853, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stromness, Orkney, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Andrew Nicolson, born in 1853 in Walls, Orkney, consisted of 8 members. Andrew was the head of the household, married to Ann Ross Nicolson, born in 1854 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; John Wm (born 1874 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), Margaret C (born 1875 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), Andrew G (born 1878 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1879 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland) and James Draver (born 1881 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Andrew's Lodger, Barbra Nicolson, born in 1860 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland.


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Andrew Nicolson's household

Male

Andrew

Nicolson

Head
Female

Ann Ross

Nicolson

Wife
Male

John Wm

Nicolson

Son
Female

Margaret C

Nicolson

Daughter
Male

Andrew G

Nicolson

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Nicolson

Daughter
Male

James Draver

Nicolson

Son
Female

Barbra

Nicolson

Lodger
First name(s) Andrew
Last name Nicolson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Andrew

Nicolson

Head

Married

28

1853

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Ann Ross

Nicolson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

John Wm

Nicolson

Son

-

7

1874

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret C

Nicolson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Andrew G

Nicolson

Son

-

3

1878

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Mary Ann

Nicolson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

James Draver

Nicolson

Son

-

0

1881

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Barbra

Nicolson

Lodger

Unmarried

21

1860

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

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