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Household of Thomas Nichol (born 1823, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, 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.

Thomas Nichol and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Nichol, born in 1823 in Girvan, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizgth Nichol, born in 1843 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Lizzie A (born 1869 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Thomas W (born 1871 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jane G (born 1873 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and John S (born 1876 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Barbara Clacharty, born in 1861 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Nichol's household

Male

Thomas

Nichol

Head
Female

Elizgth

Nichol

Wife
Female

Lizzie A

Nichol

Daughter
Male

Thomas W

Nichol

Son
Female

Jane G

Nichol

Daughter
Male

John S

Nichol

Son
Female

Barbara

Clacharty

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Nichol
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Nichol

Head

Married

58

1823

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizgth

Nichol

Wife

Married

38

1843

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Lizzie A

Nichol

Daughter

-

12

1869

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Thomas W

Nichol

Son

-

10

1871

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane G

Nichol

Daughter

-

8

1873

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John S

Nichol

Son

-

5

1876

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Barbara

Clacharty

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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