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Household of Christopher Nicolson (born 1841, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shapinshay, 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.
Christopher Nicolson and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Christopher Nicolson, born in 1841 in Orkney, consisted of 8 members. Christopher was the head of the household, married to Mary W Nicolson, born in 1841 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary Ann (born 1869 in Orkney, Scotland), Christopher (born 1871 in Orkney, Scotland), Margaret Jane (born 1873 in Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Orkney, Scotland) and Amy Work (born 1879 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Christopher's Servant, Mary Flett, born in 1861 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.
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Christopher Nicolson's household
Christopher
Nicolson
Head
Mary W
Nicolson
Wife
Mary Ann
Nicolson
Daughter
Christopher
Nicolson
Son
Margaret Jane
Nicolson
Daughter
William
Nicolson
Son
Amy Work
Nicolson
Daughter
Mary
Flett
Servant
| First name(s) | Christopher |
| Last name | Nicolson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher | Nicolson | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary W | Nicolson | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary Ann | Nicolson | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Christopher | Nicolson | Son | Unmarried | 10 | 1871 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret Jane | Nicolson | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Nicolson | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Amy Work | Nicolson | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary | Flett | Servant | - | 20 | 1861 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland |
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