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Household of Thomas Nicholson (born 1813, Orkney & Zetland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whiteness & Weisdale, 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.
Thomas Nicholson and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Nicholson, born in 1813 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Philadelphia (born 1852 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Henderina (born 1855 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Elizabeth S C (born 1857 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland) and John (born 1864 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Granddaughter, Sarah Ann (born 1872 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Thomas's Granddaughter, Janet Margaret (born 1876 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Thomas's Grandson, Walter (born 1878 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland) and Thomas's Lodger, James (born 1822 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
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Thomas Nicholson's household
Thomas
Nicholson
Head
Philadelphia
Nicholson
Daughter
Henderina
Nicholson
Daughter
Elizabeth S C
Nicholson
Daughter
John
Nicolson
Son
Sarah Ann
Nicolson
Granddaughter
Janet Margaret
Nicolson
Granddaughter
Walter
Nicolson
Grandson
James
Davidson
Lodger
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Nicholson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 68 |
| Birth year | 1813 |
| Birth place | White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Nicholson | Head | Widower | 68 | 1813 | White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Philadelphia | Nicholson | Daughter | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Henderina | Nicholson | Daughter | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Elizabeth S C | Nicholson | Daughter | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
John | Nicolson | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Sarah Ann | Nicolson | Granddaughter | Unmarried | 9 | 1872 | White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Janet Margaret | Nicolson | Granddaughter | Unmarried | 5 | 1876 | White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Walter | Nicolson | Grandson | - | 3 | 1878 | White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
James | Davidson | Lodger | Unmarried | 59 | 1822 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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