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Household of James Nicolson (born 1830, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fordyce, 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 Nicolson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Nicolson, born in 1830 in Knockando, Morayshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to May Nicolson, born in 1844 in Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1870 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1872 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland), Maggie Ann (born 1876 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1878 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland) and Marjory (born 1880 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Charles (born 1856 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland), James's Servant, George (born 1862 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, James (born 1867 in Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland).


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James Nicolson's household

Male

James

Nicolson

Head
Female

May

Nicolson

Wife
Female

Mary

Nicolson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Nicolson

Daughter
Male

John

Nicolson

Son
Female

Maggie Ann

Nicolson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Nicolson

Son
Female

Marjory

Nicolson

Daughter
Male

Charles

Bremmer

Servant
Male

George

Robertson

Servant
Male

James

McHardie

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Nicolson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Nicolson

Head

Married

51

1830

Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland

May

Nicolson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland

Mary

Nicolson

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Jane

Nicolson

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Nicolson

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Maggie Ann

Nicolson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Alexander

Nicolson

Son

-

3

1878

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Marjory

Nicolson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Charles

Bremmer

Servant

Married

25

1856

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

George

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

McHardie

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland

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