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Household of John Nicholson (born 1819, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, 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 1819 in Argyllshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary G Nicholson, born in 1819 in Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Margaret McDonald, born in 1863 in Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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John Nicholson's household

Male

John

Nicholson

Head
Female

Mary G

Nicholson

Wife
Male

James

Nicholson

Son
Female

Sarah

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

John

Nicholson

Son
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicholson

Head

Married

62

1819

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary G

Nicholson

Wife

Married

62

1819

Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Nicholson

Son

Unmarried

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Nicholson

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Nicholson

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Nicholson

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland

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