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Household of John Nicholson (born 1814, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glasserton, 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.

John Nicholson and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nicholson, born in 1814 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Nicholson, born in 1816 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Christopher (born 1840 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Gracew (born 1842 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1851 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1854 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Frances (born 1856 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1858 in Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Benjamin (born 1860 in Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, James (born 1860 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Samuel (born 1826 in Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Janet (born 1857 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1857 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John Nicholson's household

Male

John

Nicholson

Head
Female

Margaret

Nicholson

Wife
Male

Christopher

Nicholson

Son
Female

Gracew

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Nicholson

Son
Female

Margaret

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Frances

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Nicholson

Son
Male

James

Connell

Servant
Male

Samuel

Maccaa

Servant
Female

Janet

Spark

Servant
Female

Mary

Baillie

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicholson

Head

Married

67

1814

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Nicholson

Wife

Married

65

1816

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Christopher

Nicholson

Son

Unmarried

41

1840

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Gracew

Nicholson

Daughter

Unmarried

39

1842

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Andrew

Nicholson

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Nicholson

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Frances

Nicholson

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Benjamin

Nicholson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Connell

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Samuel

Maccaa

Servant

Unmarried

55

1826

Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Janet

Spark

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Baillie

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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