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Household of Peter Nicholson (born 1824, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stirling, Stirlingshire, 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.

Peter Nicholson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Nicholson, born in 1824 in Dunblane, Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Nicholson, born in 1832 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; James B (born 1863 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1873 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth B (born 1876 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Servant, Helen Hunter, born in 1838 in Charleston.


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Peter Nicholson's household

Male

Peter

Nicholson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Wife
Male

James B

Nicholson

Son
Female

Janet

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth B

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Hunter

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Nicholson

Head

Married

57

1824

Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Leslie, Fife, Scotland

James B

Nicholson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Nicholson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth B

Nicholson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Helen

Hunter

Servant

-

43

1838

Charleston

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