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Household of James Nichol (born 1842, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Nichol, born in 1842 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Nichol, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; James, born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Alexander (born 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Annie (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Alice (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Jane (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Nichol's household

Male

James

Nichol

Head
Female

Eliza

Nichol

Wife
Male

James

Nichol

Son
Male

Alexander

McDowell

Boarder
Female

Annie

McDowell

Boarder
Female

Alice

McDowell

Boarder
Female

Jane

McDowell

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Nichol
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Nichol

Head

Married

39

1842

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Eliza

Nichol

Wife

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Nichol

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDowell

Boarder

Widower

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

McDowell

Boarder

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alice

McDowell

Boarder

Unmarried

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McDowell

Boarder

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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