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Household of Richard Nicholson (born 1811, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, 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.
Richard Nicholson and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Nicholson, born in 1811 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Jane Nicholson, born in 1824 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Richard (born 1850 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1858 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Martin (born 1865 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Elisabeth (born 1857 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1879 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Richard's Granddaughter, Thomasina (born 1881 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Richard's Grandson, William (born 1879 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
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Richard Nicholson's household
Richard
Nicholson
Head
Jane
Nicholson
Wife
Richard
Nicholson
Son
Peter
Nicholson
Son
Martin
Nicholson
Son
Elisabeth
Nicholson
Daughter
Jane
Nicholson
Granddaughter
Thomasina
Nicholson
Granddaughter
William
Nicholson
Grandson
| First name(s) | Richard |
| Last name | Nicholson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 70 |
| Birth year | 1811 |
| Birth place | Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard | Nicholson | Head | Married | 70 | 1811 | Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Nicholson | Wife | Married | 57 | 1824 | Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Richard | Nicholson | Son | Unmarried | 31 | 1850 | Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Peter | Nicholson | Son | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Martin | Nicholson | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Elisabeth | Nicholson | Daughter | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Nicholson | Granddaughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Thomasina | Nicholson | Granddaughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
William | Nicholson | Grandson | - | 2 | 1879 | Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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