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Household of James Nichol (born 1834, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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.

James Nichol and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Nichol, born in 1834 in Perthshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie C Nichol, born in 1841 in Banffshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Margaret (born 1862 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie A (born 1866 in City, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1873 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Alice (born 1874 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Charles (born 1877 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert (born 1879 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Nichol's household

Male

James

Nichol

Head
Female

Jessie C

Nichol

Wife
Female

Margaret

Nichol

Daughter
Female

Jessie A

Nichol

Daughter
Male

James

Nichol

Son
Male

William

Nichol

Son
Male

John

Nichol

Son
Female

Alice

Nichol

Daughter
Male

Charles

Nichol

Son
Male

Robert

Nichol

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Nichol
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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James

Nichol

Head

Married

47

1834

Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie C

Nichol

Wife

Married

40

1841

Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret

Nichol

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie A

Nichol

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

City, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Nichol

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Nichol

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Nichol

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Alice

Nichol

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles

Nichol

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Nichol

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

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