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Household of Ralph Nicolson (born 1816, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walls, 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.

Ralph Nicolson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ralph Nicolson, born in 1816 in Walls, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. Ralph was the head of the household, married to Helen Nicolson, born in 1818 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jessie (born 1843 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland) and Helen (born 1862 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Ralph's Granddaughter, Isabella (born 1869 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland), Ralph's Granddaughter, Georgina (born 1874 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland) and Ralph's Grandson, John (born 1876 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland).


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Ralph Nicolson's household

Male

Ralph

Nicolson

Head
Female

Helen

Nicolson

Wife
Female

Jessie

Nicolson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Nicolson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Nicolson

Granddaughter
Female

Georgina

Nicolson

Granddaughter
Male

John

Nicolson

Grandson
First name(s) Ralph
Last name Nicolson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ralph

Nicolson

Head

Married

65

1816

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Helen

Nicolson

Wife

Married

63

1818

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Nicolson

Daughter

Unmarried

38

1843

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Helen

Nicolson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Nicolson

Granddaughter

-

12

1869

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Georgina

Nicolson

Granddaughter

-

7

1874

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

John

Nicolson

Grandson

-

5

1876

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

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