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Household of John Nicolson (born 1833, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, 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 Nicolson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nicolson, born in 1833 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Nicolson, born in 1841 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Barbara S (born 1859 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Edith J (born 1879 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Martha Jaffrey, born in 1851 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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John Nicolson's household

Male

John

Nicolson

Head
Female

Agnes

Nicolson

Wife
Female

Barbara S

Nicolson

Daughter
Female

Edith J

Nicolson

Daughter
Female

Martha

Jaffrey

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Nicolson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicolson

Head

Married

48

1833

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Nicolson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

Barbara S

Nicolson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Edith J

Nicolson

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Martha

Jaffrey

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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