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Household of Robert Nicholson (born 1825, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dumfries, 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.

Robert Nicholson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Nicholson, born in 1825 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Janet Nicholson, born in 1828 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Henry (born 1863 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and James (born 1864 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, Thomas (born 1866 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Robert's Visitor, Isabella (born 1861 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Robert Nicholson's household

Male

Robert

Nicholson

Head
Female

Janet

Nicholson

Wife
Male

Henry

Nicholson

Son
Male

James

Nicholson

Son
Male

Thomas

Johnston

Boarder
Female

Isabella

Mitchell

Visitor
First name(s) Robert
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Nicholson

Head

Married

56

1825

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Nicholson

Wife

Married

53

1828

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Henry

Nicholson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Nicholson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas

Johnston

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isabella

Mitchell

Visitor

Unmarried

20

1861

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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