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Household of John Nicholson (born 1842, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, Midlothian, 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 Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Nicholson, born in 1838 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Fairley (born 1868 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jane (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Nicholson's household

Male

John

Nicholson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Wife
Male

Fairley

Nicholson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

John

Nicholson

Son
Female

Jane

Nicholson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Fairley

Nicholson

Son

-

13

1868

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Nicholson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Nicholson

Son

-

9

1872

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Nicholson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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