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Household of David Nicol (born 1853, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Shotts, 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.

David Nicol and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Nicol, born in 1853 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. David was the head of the household, married to Jessie Nicol, born in 1857 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; Jessie (born 1878 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1880 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Kate (born 1881 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Niece, Kate McKenzie, born in 1868 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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David Nicol's household

Male

David

Nicol

Head
Female

Jessie

Nicol

Wife
Female

Jessie

Nicol

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Nicol

Daughter
Female

Kate

Nicol

Daughter
Female

Kate

McKenzie

Niece
First name(s) David
Last name Nicol
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Nicol

Head

Married

28

1853

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Nicol

Wife

Married

24

1857

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jessie

Nicol

Daughter

-

3

1878

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Nicol

Daughter

-

1

1880

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Kate

Nicol

Daughter

-

0

1881

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Kate

McKenzie

Niece

-

13

1868

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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