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Household of James Nixon (born 1837, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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 Nixon and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Nixon, born in 1837 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Nixon, born in 1833 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret A (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane L (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John H (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister-In-Law, Isabella J Harvie, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Nixon's household

Male

James

Nixon

Head
Female

Mary A

Nixon

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Nixon

Daughter
Female

Jane L

Nixon

Daughter
Male

William

Nixon

Son
Male

John H

Nixon

Son
Female

Isabella J

Harvie

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Nixon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Nixon

Head

Married

44

1837

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary A

Nixon

Wife

Married

48

1833

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret A

Nixon

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane L

Nixon

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Nixon

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John H

Nixon

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella J

Harvie

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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