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Household of Robert Nicolson (born 1836, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lerwick & Gulberwick, Shetland, 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 Nicolson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Nicolson, born in 1836 in Gulberwick, Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Cecilia Nicolson, born in 1842 in Gulberwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1869 in Brindister, Shetland Islands, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Brindister, Shetland Islands, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Brindister, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Sarah G (born 1877 in Brindister, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Cecilia (born 1881 in Brindister, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Robert Nicolson's household

Male

Robert

Nicolson

Head
Female

Cecilia

Nicolson

Wife
Female

Jane

Nicolson

Daughter
Male

William

Nicolson

Son
Male

James

Nicolson

Son
Female

Sarah G

Nicolson

Daughter
Female

Cecilia

Nicolson

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Nicolson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Gulberwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Nicolson

Head

Married

45

1836

Gulberwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Cecilia

Nicolson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Gulberwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jane

Nicolson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Brindister, Shetland Islands, Scotland

William

Nicolson

Son

-

10

1871

Brindister, Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Nicolson

Son

-

8

1873

Brindister, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Sarah G

Nicolson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Brindister, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Cecilia

Nicolson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Brindister, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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