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Household of John Nicholson (born 1851, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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 Nicholson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nicholson, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susan Nicholson, born in 1849 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Donald (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Finlay (born 1837 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John's -, Alexander (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's -, Christina (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Nicholson's household

Male

John

Nicholson

Head
Female

Susan

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Mary

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

James

Nicholson

Son
Male

Donald

Nicholson

Son
Male

Finlay

McDermid

Boarder
Male

Alexander

McDermid

-
Female

Christina

McDermid

-
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicholson

Head

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Susan

Nicholson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ireland

Mary

Nicholson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Nicholson

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Donald

Nicholson

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Finlay

McDermid

Boarder

Widower

44

1837

Argyllshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDermid

-

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

McDermid

-

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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