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Household of Edward Nicholson (born 1847)

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.

Edward Nicholson and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Nicholson, born in 1847 in , consisted of 13 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Jane Nicholson, born in 1843 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Louisa Es (born 1868 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary F (born 1880 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Edward (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Step Son, John M (born 1861 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Edward's Step Son, Fred K B (born 1876 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Edward's Servant, Amelia H (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Edward's Servant, Donald (born 1857 in Kingussie, Invernessshire, Scotland), Edward's Servant, Cath (born 1862 in Davidson's Mains, Midlothian, Scotland), Edward's Servant, Mary (born 1857 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Edward's Boarder, H (born 1831 in United States) and Edward's Boarder, Thomas (born 1820 in England).


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Edward Nicholson's household

Male

Edward

Nicholson

Head
Female

Jane

Nicholson

Wife
Male

John M

Johnston

Step Son
Female

Louisa Es

Johnston

Daughter
Male

Fred K B

Johnston

Step Son
Female

Mary F

Nicolson

Daughter
Male

Edward

Nicolson

Son
Female

Amelia H

Wool

Servant
Male

Donald

Davidson

Servant
Female

Cath

Bain

Servant
Female

Mary

Robertson

Servant
Male

H

Playton

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Johnston

Boarder
First name(s) Edward
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Nicholson

Head

Married

34

1847

England

Jane

Nicholson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John M

Johnston

Step Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Louisa Es

Johnston

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Fred K B

Johnston

Step Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary F

Nicolson

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Edward

Nicolson

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Amelia H

Wool

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Donald

Davidson

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Kingussie, Invernessshire, Scotland

Cath

Bain

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Davidson's Mains, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

H

Playton

Boarder

Married

50

1831

United States

Thomas

Johnston

Boarder

Married

61

1820

England

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