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Household of John Nicolson (born 1828, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, Lanarkshire, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nicolson, born in 1828 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Caroline Nicolson, born in 1837 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 8 children; Margaret G (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander B (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas S (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James F (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William B (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Edward E (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, Jessie R (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Father, James (born 1802 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and John's Servant, Ellen (born 1866 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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John Nicolson's household

Male

John

Nicolson

Head
Female

Caroline

Nicolson

Wife
Female

Margaret G

Nicolson

Daughter
Female

Jessie R

Nicolson

Nephew
Male

John

Nicolson

Son
Male

Henry

Nicolson

Son
Male

Alexander B

Nicolson

Son
Male

Thomas S

Nicolson

Son
Male

James F

Nicolson

Son
Male

William B

Nicolson

Son
Male

Edward E

Nicolson

Son
Male

James

Nicolson

Father
Female

Ellen

Mackay

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Nicolson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicolson

Head

Married

53

1828

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Caroline

Nicolson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret G

Nicolson

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie R

Nicolson

Nephew

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Nicolson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

Nicolson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander B

Nicolson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas S

Nicolson

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James F

Nicolson

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William B

Nicolson

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edward E

Nicolson

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Nicolson

Father

Widower

79

1802

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Ellen

Mackay

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Invernessshire, Scotland

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