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Household of David Nicolson (born 1823, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick (Landward), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Nicolson, born in 1823 in Canisbay, Caithness, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Catherine Nicolson, born in 1827 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 3 children; Catherine (born 1866 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Donald (born 1869 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Grandson, Alexander (born 1881 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and David's Grandson, John (born 1881 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).


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David Nicolson's household

Male

David

Nicolson

Head
Female

Catherine

Nicolson

Wife
Female

Catherine

Nicolson

Daughter
Male

William

Nicolson

Son
Male

Donald

Nicolson

Son
Male

Alexander

Nicolson

Grandson
Male

John

Nicolson

Grandson
First name(s) David
Last name Nicolson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Nicolson

Head

Married

58

1823

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Catherine

Nicolson

Wife

Married

54

1827

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Catherine

Nicolson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

William

Nicolson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Donald

Nicolson

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

Nicolson

Grandson

-

0

1881

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

John

Nicolson

Grandson

-

0

1881

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

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