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Household of Robert Nicholson (born 1846, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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.

Robert Nicholson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Nicholson, born in 1846 in Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Betsy Nicholson, born in 1847 in Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 7 children; Robert (born 1868 in Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), George (born 1870 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Adam (born 1872 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1874 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Andrew (born 1875 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Ann (born 1877 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Agnes (born 1880 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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Robert Nicholson's household

Male

Robert

Nicholson

Head
Female

Betsy

Nicholson

Wife
Male

Robert

Nicholson

Son
Male

George

Nicholson

Son
Male

Adam

Nicholson

Son
Male

John

Nicholson

Son
Male

Andrew

Nicholson

Son
Female

Ann

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Nicholson

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Robert

Nicholson

Head

Married

35

1846

Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Betsy

Nicholson

Wife

-

34

1847

Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Nicholson

Son

-

13

1868

Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

George

Nicholson

Son

-

11

1870

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Adam

Nicholson

Son

-

9

1872

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Nicholson

Son

-

7

1874

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Andrew

Nicholson

Son

-

6

1875

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Ann

Nicholson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Agnes

Nicholson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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