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Household of Duncan McNicol (born 1838, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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.

Duncan McNicol and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Duncan McNicol, born in 1838 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. Duncan was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; Duncan (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James F (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Andrew A (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander A (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert A (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Elisabeth A (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Sarah G (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Duncan's Servant, Elisabeth Graham, born in 1843 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Duncan McNicol's household

Male

Duncan

McNicol

Head
Male

Duncan

McNicol

Son
Male

James F

McNicol

Son
Male

Andrew A

McNicol

Son
Male

Alexander A

McNicol

Son
Male

Robert A

McNicol

Son
Female

Elisabeth A

McNicol

Daughter
Female

Sarah G

McNicol

Daughter
Female

Elisabeth

Graham

Servant
First name(s) Duncan
Last name McNicol
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Duncan

McNicol

Head

Widower

43

1838

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Duncan

McNicol

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James F

McNicol

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew A

McNicol

Son

-

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander A

McNicol

Son

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert A

McNicol

Son

-

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Elisabeth A

McNicol

Daughter

-

2

1879

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah G

McNicol

Daughter

-

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Elisabeth

Graham

Servant

-

38

1843

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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