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Household of John Nicholson (born 1844, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nicholson, born in 1844 in Fort William, Invernessshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Nicholson, born in 1848 in Argyllshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister-In-Law, Isabella (born 1854 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and John's Nephew, Hugh (born 1877 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Nicholson's household

Male

John

Nicholson

Head
Female

Margaret

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Isabella

Gilchrist

Sister-In-Law
Male

Hugh

Burns

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Fort William, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Nicholson

Head

Married

37

1844

Fort William, Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

Nicholson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Argyllshire, Scotland

Isabella

Gilchrist

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

27

1854

Argyllshire, Scotland

Hugh

Burns

Nephew

-

4

1877

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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