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Household of James Nicholson (born 1840, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Nicholson, born in 1840 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Nicholson, born in 1841 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Sarah (born 1861 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Alex (born 1865 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William (born 1867 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1874 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1875 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1880 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and David (born 1881 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Granddaughter, Jane Nicholson, born in 1880 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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James Nicholson's household

Male

James

Nicholson

Head
Female

Ellen

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Sarah

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Alex

Nicholson

Son
Male

William

Nicholson

Son
Female

Mary

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

John

Nicholson

Son
Female

Ellen

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

David

Nicholson

Son
Female

Jane

Nicholson

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Nicholson

Head

Married

41

1840

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Ellen

Nicholson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Sarah

Nicholson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Alex

Nicholson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Nicholson

Son

-

14

1867

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Nicholson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Nicholson

Son

-

9

1872

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Ellen

Nicholson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Agnes

Nicholson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Maggie

Nicholson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

David

Nicholson

Son

-

0

1881

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Nicholson

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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