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Household of John Nish (born 1811, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, 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 Nish and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nish, born in 1811 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Nish, born in 1807 in Port William, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Jane, born 1843 in Port William, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son-In-Law, James (born 1834 in Port William, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1869 in Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland) and John's Grandson, James (born 1878 in Port William, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John Nish's household

Male

John

Nish

Head
Female

Mary

Nish

Wife
Female

Jane

Gibson

Daughter
Male

James

Aynew

Son-In-Law
Female

Jane

Aynew

Granddaughter
Male

James

Aynew

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Nish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nish

Head

Married

70

1811

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Nish

Wife

Married

74

1807

Port William, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Gibson

Daughter

Widow

38

1843

Port William, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Aynew

Son-In-Law

Married

47

1834

Port William, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Aynew

Granddaughter

-

12

1869

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Aynew

Grandson

-

3

1878

Port William, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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