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Household of John Nicholson (born 1821, Orkney & Zetland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whiteness & Weisdale, Shetland, 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 Nicholson and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nicholson, born in 1821 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, consisted of 3 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Nicholson, born in 1818 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Elizabeth Hunter, born in 1860 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland.


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John Nicholson's household

Male

John

Nicholson

Head
Female

Catherine

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Hunter

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicholson

Head

Married

60

1821

Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Catherine

Nicholson

Wife

Married

63

1818

Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Elizabeth

Hunter

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

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