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Household of Sarah Nicholson (born 1818, Kirkcudbrightshire)
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.
Sarah Nicholson and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Nicholson, born in 1818 in Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 6 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Margaret (born 1851 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1858 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Sarah's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1872 in Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Sarah's Granddaughter, Marion (born 1878 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Sarah's Visitor, Andrew (born 1825 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
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Sarah Nicholson's household
Sarah
Nicholson
Head
Margaret
Nicholson
Daughter
Alexander
Nicholson
Son
Mary
Nicholson
Granddaughter
Marion
Nicholson
Granddaughter
Andrew
Nicholson
Visitor
| First name(s) | Sarah |
| Last name | Nicholson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 63 |
| Birth year | 1818 |
| Birth place | Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sarah | Nicholson | Head | Widow | 63 | 1818 | Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Nicholson | Daughter | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Nicholson | Son | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Nicholson | Granddaughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
Marion | Nicholson | Granddaughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Andrew | Nicholson | Visitor | Married | 56 | 1825 | Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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