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Household of Lauchlan Nice (born 1842, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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.

Lauchlan Nice and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Lauchlan Nice, born in 1842 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Lauchlan was the head of the household, married to Margaret Nice, born in 1844 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Catherine (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Benjamin (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Lauchlan's Mother-In-Law, Catherine Murray, born in 1820 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Lauchlan Nice's household

Male

Lauchlan

Nice

Head
Female

Margaret

Nice

Wife
Female

Catherine

Nice

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Nice

Son
Male

Thomas

Nice

Son
Female

Margaret

Nice

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Murray

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Lauchlan
Last name Nice
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Lauchlan

Nice

Head

Married

39

1842

Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Nice

Wife

Married

37

1844

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Nice

Daughter

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Benjamin

Nice

Son

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Nice

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Nice

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Murray

Mother-In-Law

Widow

61

1820

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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