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Household of John Nicol (born 1842, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 Nicol and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nicol, born in 1842 in Latheron, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Nicol, born in 1842 in Elgin or Moray, Scotland. They had 6 children; Maggie (born 1866 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Eliza (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Ann (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Nicol's household

Male

John

Nicol

Head
Female

Janet

Nicol

Wife
Female

Maggie

Nicol

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Nicol

Daughter
Female

Jane

Nicol

Daughter
Male

John

Nicol

Son
Male

James

Nicol

Son
Female

Ann

Nicol

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Nicol
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicol

Head

Married

39

1842

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Janet

Nicol

Wife

Married

39

1842

Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Maggie

Nicol

Daughter

-

15

1866

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Eliza

Nicol

Daughter

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Nicol

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Nicol

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Nicol

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Nicol

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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