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Household of John Nicholson (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nicholson, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Nicholson, born in 1842 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James A (born 1865 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), William F (born 1868 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Annabella (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Adam A (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Nicholson's household

Male

John

Nicholson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Wife
Male

John

Nicholson

Son
Male

James A

Nicholson

Son
Male

William F

Nicholson

Son
Female

Annabella

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Adam A

Nicholson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicholson

Head

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Nicholson

Son

-

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James A

Nicholson

Son

-

16

1865

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

William F

Nicholson

Son

-

13

1868

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Annabella

Nicholson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Adam A

Nicholson

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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