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Household of John Nicholson (born 1830, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nicholson, born in 1830 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Nicholson, born in 1834 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1864 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Lillias (born 1869 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John Mcq (born 1871 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and William A (born 1875 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's -, Elizabeth (born 1869 in Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John's Sister-In-Law, Helen (born 1824 in Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John Nicholson's household

Male

John

Nicholson

Head
Female

Isabella

Nicholson

Wife
Male

James

Nicholson

Son
Female

Lillias

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

John Mcq

Nicholson

Son
Male

Robert

Nicholson

Son
Male

William A

Nicholson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Telfer

-
Female

Helen

Gillieson

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicholson

Head

Married

51

1830

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isabella

Nicholson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Nicholson

Son

-

17

1864

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Lillias

Nicholson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John Mcq

Nicholson

Son

-

10

1871

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Nicholson

Son

-

8

1873

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William A

Nicholson

Son

-

6

1875

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Telfer

-

-

12

1869

Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Helen

Gillieson

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

57

1824

Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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