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Household of George Nicholson (born 1851, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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.

George Nicholson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Nicholson, born in 1851 in Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Janet Nicholson, born in 1854 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1874 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), George (born 1876 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Adam (born 1878 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Hepburn (born 1881 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Lodger, John (born 1854 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and George's Lodger, William (born 1845 in -).


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George Nicholson's household

Male

George

Nicholson

Head
Female

Janet

Nicholson

Wife
Male

Robert

Nicholson

Son
Male

George

Nicholson

Son
Male

Adam

Nicholson

Son
Male

Hepburn

Nicholson

Son
Male

John

Sommarvill

Lodger
Male

William

Young

Lodger
First name(s) George
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Nicholson

Head

Married

30

1851

Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Nicholson

Wife

-

27

1854

Perthshire, Scotland

Robert

Nicholson

Son

-

7

1874

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

George

Nicholson

Son

-

5

1876

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Adam

Nicholson

Son

-

3

1878

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Hepburn

Nicholson

Son

-

0

1881

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Sommarvill

Lodger

Unmarried

27

1854

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Young

Lodger

Unmarried

36

1845

-

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