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Household of Malcolm Nicolson (born 1834, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shapinshay, Orkney, 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.

Malcolm Nicolson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Malcolm Nicolson, born in 1834 in Orkney, consisted of 8 members. Malcolm was the head of the household, married to Jane Nicolson, born in 1843 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1864 in Orkney, Scotland), Jane R (born 1867 in Orkney, Scotland), Mary R (born 1871 in Orkney, Scotland), Isabella S (born 1874 in Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Orkney, Scotland) and Malcolm (born 1879 in Orkney, Scotland).


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Malcolm Nicolson's household

Male

Malcolm

Nicolson

Head
Female

Jane

Nicolson

Wife
Male

William

Nicolson

Son
Female

Jane R

Nicolson

Daughter
Female

Mary R

Nicolson

Daughter
Female

Isabella S

Nicolson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Nicolson

Daughter
Male

Malcolm

Nicolson

Son
First name(s) Malcolm
Last name Nicolson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Malcolm

Nicolson

Head

Married

47

1834

Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Nicolson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Orkney, Scotland

William

Nicolson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Orkney, Scotland

Jane R

Nicolson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Orkney, Scotland

Mary R

Nicolson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Orkney, Scotland

Isabella S

Nicolson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Nicolson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Orkney, Scotland

Malcolm

Nicolson

Son

-

2

1879

Orkney, Scotland

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