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Household of James Nicolson (born 1843, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hoy & Graemsay, Orkney, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Nicolson, born in 1843 in Walls, Orkney, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Nicolson, born in 1842 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary Ann (born 1868 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland), Jemima (born 1872 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland) and Sinclair (born 1879 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Barbra Mowat, born in 1803 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland.
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James Nicolson's household
James
Nicolson
Head
Mary Ann
Nicolson
Wife
Mary Ann
Nicolson
Daughter
Jemima
Nicolson
Daughter
James
Nicolson
Son
John
Nicolson
Son
Sinclair
Nicolson
Son
Barbra
Mowat
Mother-In-Law
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Nicolson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Walls, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Nicolson | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Walls, Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary Ann | Nicolson | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Hoy, Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary Ann | Nicolson | Daughter | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Hoy, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jemima | Nicolson | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Hoy, Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Nicolson | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Hoy, Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Nicolson | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Hoy, Orkney, Scotland | |
Sinclair | Nicolson | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Hoy, Orkney, Scotland | |
Barbra | Mowat | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 78 | 1803 | Hoy, Orkney, Scotland |
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