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Household of John Nicolson (born 1850, Shetland Islands)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Delting, Shetland, 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 Nicolson and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nicolson, born in 1850 in Detling, Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Nicolson, born in 1840 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1873 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Janet (born 1875 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1879 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister-In-Law, Mary Clark, born in 1857 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland.
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John Nicolson's household
John
Nicolson
Head
Ann
Nicolson
Wife
Mary
Clark
Sister-In-Law
James
Nicolson
Son
Janet
Nicolson
Daughter
John
Nicolson
Son
Margaret
Nicolson
Daughter
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Nicolson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Nicolson | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Ann | Nicolson | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Mary | Clark | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
James | Nicolson | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Janet | Nicolson | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
John | Nicolson | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Margaret | Nicolson | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland |
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