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Household of Nicol Garson (born 1843, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandwick, 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.

Nicol Garson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicol Garson, born in 1843 in Sandwick, Orkney, consisted of 8 members. Nicol was the head of the household, married to Euphemia Garson, born in 1848 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; Isabella (born 1874 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), Euphemia J (born 1877 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), Mary S (born 1879 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland) and Elizabeth R (born 1881 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Nicol's Servant, Margaret A (born 1861 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland) and Nicol's Servant, William (born 1863 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland).


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Nicol Garson's household

Male

Nicol

Garson

Head
Female

Euphemia

Garson

Wife
Female

Isabella

Garson

Daughter
Female

Euphemia J

Garson

Daughter
Female

Mary S

Garson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth R

Garson

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Harvey

Servant
Male

William

Rowland

Servant
First name(s) Nicol
Last name Garson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicol

Garson

Head

Married

38

1843

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Euphemia

Garson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Garson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Euphemia J

Garson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Mary S

Garson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth R

Garson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret A

Harvey

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

William

Rowland

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

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