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Household of John S Nicolson (born 1842, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 S Nicolson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John S Nicolson, born in 1842 in Orkney, consisted of 8 members. John S was the head of the household, married to Mary Nicolson, born in 1843 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; Samuel (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Harriet (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John S's Brother, James (born 1856 in Orkney, Scotland) and John S's Sister-In-Law, Catherine (born 1855 in Orkney, Scotland).


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John S Nicolson's household

Male

John S

Nicolson

Head
Female

Mary

Nicolson

Wife
Male

Samuel

Nicolson

Son
Female

Harriet

Nicolson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Nicolson

Daughter
Male

John

Nicolson

Son
Male

James

Nicolson

Brother
Female

Catherine

Sutherland

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John S
Last name Nicolson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John S

Nicolson

Head

Married

39

1842

Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Nicolson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Orkney, Scotland

Samuel

Nicolson

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Harriet

Nicolson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Nicolson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Nicolson

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Nicolson

Brother

Unmarried

25

1856

Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Sutherland

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

26

1855

Orkney, Scotland

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