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Household of James Nish (born 1833, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Luce, Wigtownshire, 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 Nish and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Nish, born in 1833 in Wigtownshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Nish, born in 1820 in Wigtownshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister, Sarah (born 1820 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), James's Brother, Terrance (born 1842 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), James's Niece, Mary (born 1857 in Dunblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James's Niece, Charlotte (born 1864 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James's Nephew, James (born 1865 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Nephew, George (born 1867 in England), James's Nephew, James (born 1871 in England) and James's Niece, Nellie (born 1875 in England).


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James Nish's household

Male

James

Nish

Head
Female

Sarah

Nish

Sister
Male

Terrance

Nish

Brother
Female

Mary

McDowall

Niece
Female

Charlotte

McDowall

Niece
Male

James

Nish

Nephew
Male

George

McDowall

Nephew
Male

James

McDowall

Nephew
Female

Nellie

McDowall

Niece
First name(s) James
Last name Nish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Nish

Head

Married

48

1833

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Sarah

Nish

Sister

Unmarried

61

1820

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Terrance

Nish

Brother

Unmarried

39

1842

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

McDowall

Niece

Unmarried

24

1857

Dunblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Charlotte

McDowall

Niece

Unmarried

17

1864

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Nish

Nephew

Unmarried

16

1865

Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

McDowall

Nephew

-

14

1867

England

James

McDowall

Nephew

-

10

1871

England

Nellie

McDowall

Niece

-

6

1875

England

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