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Household of James Nicol (born 1827, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsoy, Banffshire, 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 Nicol and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Nicol, born in 1827 in Fordyce, Banffshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Nicol, born in 1833 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Jessie (born 1858 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1860 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1866 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland), George S (born 1868 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland), Douglas (born 1874 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland), Isabella G (born 1876 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland) and William G (born 1878 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Jean Smith, born in 1862 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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James Nicol's household

Male

James

Nicol

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Nicol

Wife
Female

Jessie

Nicol

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Nicol

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Nicol

Son
Male

George S

Nicol

Son
Male

John

Nicol

Son
Male

Douglas

Nicol

Son
Female

Isabella G

Nicol

Daughter
Male

William G

Nicol

Son
Female

Jean

Smith

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Nicol
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Nicol

Head

Married

54

1827

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Nicol

Wife

Married

48

1833

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie

Nicol

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Nicol

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Alexander

Nicol

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

George S

Nicol

Son

-

13

1868

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Nicol

Son

-

11

1870

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Douglas

Nicol

Son

-

7

1874

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Isabella G

Nicol

Daughter

-

5

1876

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

William G

Nicol

Son

-

3

1878

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Jean

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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