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Household of John Nicholson (born 1843, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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 1843 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Nicholson, born in 1848 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William B (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and David (born 1880 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Nephew, Angus Nicholson, born in 1876 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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John Nicholson's household

Male

John

Nicholson

Head
Female

Annie

Nicholson

Wife
Male

John

Nicholson

Son
Male

Hugh

Nicholson

Son
Male

William B

Nicholson

Son
Male

David

Nicholson

Son
Male

Angus

Nicholson

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicholson

Head

Married

38

1843

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Annie

Nicholson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Nicholson

Son

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Hugh

Nicholson

Son

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William B

Nicholson

Son

-

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David

Nicholson

Son

-

1

1880

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Angus

Nicholson

Nephew

-

5

1876

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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