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Household of John Nicol (born 1848, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews & St Leonards, Fife, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nicol, born in 1848 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jean Nicol, born in 1847 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1871 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1876 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Catherine (born 1879 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1880 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary Greig, born in 1865 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.


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John Nicol's household

Male

John

Nicol

Head
Female

Jean

Nicol

Wife
Female

Margaret

Nicol

Daughter
Male

John

Nicol

Son
Female

Catherine

Nicol

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Nicol

Daughter
Female

Mary

Greig

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Nicol
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicol

Head

Married

33

1848

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jean

Nicol

Wife

Married

34

1847

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Nicol

Daughter

-

10

1871

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

John

Nicol

Son

-

5

1876

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Nicol

Daughter

-

2

1879

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Nicol

Daughter

-

1

1880

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Greig

Servant

-

16

1865

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

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