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Household of James Nicolson (born 1838, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Nicolson, born in 1838 in Orkney, consisted of 3 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann S Nicolson, born in 1831 in Sandway, Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary Ann, born 1869 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.


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James Nicolson's household

Male

James

Nicolson

Head
Female

Mary Ann S

Nicolson

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Nicolson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Nicolson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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James

Nicolson

Head

Married

43

1838

Orkney, Scotland

Mary Ann S

Nicolson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Mary Ann

Nicolson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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