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Household of Henry Nicolson (born 1822, Orkney & Zetland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whiteness & Weisdale, Shetland, 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.

Henry Nicolson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Nicolson, born in 1822 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, consisted of 5 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Philis Nicolson, born in 1839 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland. They had 3 children; Henry (born 1862 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Philis (born 1867 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland) and Catherine J (born 1870 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland).


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Henry Nicolson's household

Male

Henry

Nicolson

Head
Female

Philis

Nicolson

Wife
Male

Henry

Nicolson

Son
Female

Philis

Nicolson

Daughter
Female

Catherine J

Nicolson

Daughter
First name(s) Henry
Last name Nicolson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Nicolson

Head

Married

59

1822

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Philis

Nicolson

Wife

Married

42

1839

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Henry

Nicolson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Philis

Nicolson

Daughter

-

14

1867

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Catherine J

Nicolson

Daughter

-

11

1870

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

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