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Household of James Nicolson (born 1818, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halkirk, Caithness, 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 Nicolson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Nicolson, born in 1818 in Bower, Caithness, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Christina Nicolson, born in 1842 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 3 children; Janet (born 1861 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Donald (born 1864 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and Stuart (born 1866 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Granddaughter, Christina Nicolson, born in 1873 in Orkney, Scotland.


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James Nicolson's household

Male

James

Nicolson

Head
Female

Christina

Nicolson

Wife
Female

Janet

Nicolson

Daughter
Male

Donald

Nicolson

Son
Male

Stuart

Nicolson

Son
Female

Christina

Nicolson

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Nicolson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Nicolson

Head

Married

63

1818

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Christina

Nicolson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Janet

Nicolson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Donald

Nicolson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Stuart

Nicolson

Son

-

15

1866

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Christina

Nicolson

Granddaughter

-

8

1873

Orkney, Scotland

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