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Household of James Nicholson (born 1846, Shetland Islands)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bressay, 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.
James Nicholson and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Nicholson, born in 1846 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Robina Nicholson, born in 1851 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1876 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Robina J (born 1881 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister-In-Law, Mary Manson, born in 1868 in Shetland Islands, Scotland.
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James Nicholson's household
James
Nicholson
Head
Robina
Nicholson
Wife
James
Nicholson
Son
Elizabeth
Nicholson
Daughter
Robina J
Nicholson
Daughter
Mary
Manson
Sister-In-Law
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Nicholson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Nicholson | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Robina | Nicholson | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
James | Nicholson | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Nicholson | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Robina J | Nicholson | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Mary | Manson | Sister-In-Law | - | 13 | 1868 | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
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