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Household of David Nicolson (born 1835, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick, Caithness, 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 Nicolson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Nicolson, born in 1835 in Canisbay, Caithness, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Catharine G Nicolson, born in 1838 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland. They had 7 children; John G (born 1868 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Catharine A (born 1869 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Francis W (born 1871 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), David (born 1873 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Ida J (born 1876 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Emlyn (born 1878 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Edith A (born 1879 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Servant, Johan Grant, born in 1843 in Midlothian, Scotland.


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David Nicolson's household

Male

David

Nicolson

Head
Female

Catharine G

Nicolson

Wife
Male

John G

Nicolson

Son
Female

Catharine A

Nicolson

Daughter
Male

Francis W

Nicolson

Son
Male

David

Nicolson

Son
Female

Ida J

Nicolson

Daughter
Female

Emlyn

Nicolson

Daughter
Female

Edith A

Nicolson

Daughter
Female

Johan

Grant

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Nicolson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Nicolson

Head

Married

46

1835

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Catharine G

Nicolson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

John G

Nicolson

Son

-

13

1868

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Catharine A

Nicolson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Francis W

Nicolson

Son

-

10

1871

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

David

Nicolson

Son

-

8

1873

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Ida J

Nicolson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Emlyn

Nicolson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Edith A

Nicolson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Johan

Grant

Servant

-

38

1843

Midlothian, Scotland

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