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Household of James Nicol (born 1840, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, 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 Nicol and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Nicol, born in 1840 in Thurso, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Nicol, born in 1846 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland. They had 5 children; Ellen (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Benjamin (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister-In-Law, Margaret Denning, born in 1844 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland.


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James Nicol's household

Male

James

Nicol

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Nicol

Wife
Female

Ellen

Nicol

Daughter
Male

William

Nicol

Son
Male

James

Nicol

Son
Male

Benjamin

Nicol

Son
Male

George

Nicol

Son
Female

Margaret

Denning

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Nicol
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Nicol

Head

Married

41

1840

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

Nicol

Wife

Married

35

1846

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Ellen

Nicol

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Nicol

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Nicol

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Benjamin

Nicol

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Nicol

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Denning

Sister-In-Law

Widow

37

1844

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

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