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Household of John McNicol (born 1850, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holytown, 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.

John McNicol and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McNicol, born in 1850 in Ayrshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen McNicol, born in 1839 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Janet (born 1871 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1871 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hannah (born 1874 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1876 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isaac (born 1881 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, James (born 1859 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Step Son, John (born 1862 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Step Daughter, Helen (born 1867 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John McNicol's household

Male

John

McNicol

Head
Female

Helen

McNicol

Wife
Male

James

Lafferty

Step Son
Male

John

Lafferty

Step Son
Female

Helen

Lafferty

Step Daughter
Female

Janet

McNicol

Daughter
Male

Thomas

McNicol

Son
Female

Hannah

McNicol

Daughter
Female

Jane

McNicol

Daughter
Male

Isaac

McNicol

Son
First name(s) John
Last name McNicol
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McNicol

Head

Married

31

1850

Ayrshire, Scotland

Helen

McNicol

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ireland

James

Lafferty

Step Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Lafferty

Step Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Lafferty

Step Daughter

-

14

1867

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

McNicol

Daughter

-

10

1871

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

McNicol

Son

-

10

1871

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hannah

McNicol

Daughter

-

7

1874

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McNicol

Daughter

-

5

1876

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isaac

McNicol

Son

-

0

1881

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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